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Private health insurance: implications for developing countries

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2005
Private health insurance is playing an increasing role in both high- and low-income countries, yet is poorly understood by researchers and policy-makers.
Neelam Sekhri, William Savedoff
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Commentary on Trends in Child Health Insurance Coverage: A Local Perspective [PDF]

, 2013
Purpose: To provide commentary on the original research article, “Trends in Child Health Insurance Coverage: A Local Perspective,” by Jean Rapahel, Richard R. Batsell, Marc A. Kowalkowski, Aileen Beltran, Angelo P. Giardino, and Charles G.
Bocchini, Claire Elizabeth
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Clustering affordable care act qualified health plans to understand how and where insurance facilitates or impedes access to HIV prevention

AIDS Research and Therapy
Background With access to and uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), the United States can prevent new HIV infections. To end the HIV epidemic, health insurance plans must facilitate access to comprehensive preventive care benefits.
Samuel D. Powers, Karen M. Schmidt, Amy Killelea, Andrew Strumpf, Kathleen A. McManus   +4 more
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HIV Testing among Outpatients with Medicaid and Commercial Insurance.

PLoS ONE, 2015
ObjectiveTo assess HIV testing and factors associated with receipt of testing among persons with Medicaid and commercial insurance during 2012.MethodsOutpatient and laboratory claims were analyzed from two databases: all Medicaid claims from six states ...
Patricia M Dietz, Michelle Van Handel, Huisheng Wang, Philip J Peters, Jun Zhang, Abigail Viall, Bernard M Branson   +6 more
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Emergency department use among Asian adults living in the United States: Results from the National Health Interview Survey (2006 – 2013)

, 2017
This paper presents secondary analyses of the National Health Interview Survey data focused on emergency department (ED) utilization among Asian adults residing in the United States.
Davis, James, Sullivan, Kathleen M., Sy, Angela   +2 more
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Burden of gallstone disease in the United States population: Prepandemic rates and trends

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
BACKGROUND Gallstone disease is one of the most common digestive disorders in the United States and leads to significant morbidity, mortality, and health care utilization.
A. Unalp-arida, C. Ruhl
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Locations and characteristics of pharmacy deserts in the United States: a geospatial study

Health affairs scholar
Pharmacies are important health care access points, but no national map currently exists of where pharmacy deserts are located. This cross-sectional study used pharmacy address data and Census Bureau surveys to define pharmacy deserts at the census tract
R. Wittenauer, P. Shah, J. Bacci, Andy Stergachis   +3 more
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Racial differences in fringe benefits and compensation [PDF]

, 2009
This paper examines differences in two important components of non-wage compensation, employer provided health insurance and pensions, across African Americans and the whites in the United States.
Mok, Wallace, Siddique, Zahra
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Advancing Community Health Worker Practice and Utilization: The Focus on Financing [PDF]

, 2006
There is a growing interest in the use of community health workers in various roles in the US health care system. These workers go by various titles and names -- including promotora and community health advisor -- but all assist members of the ...
Catherine Dower, Edward O'Neil, Melissa Knox, Vanessa Lindler   +3 more
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Health Care Spending: Context and Policy [PDF]

, 2004
[Excerpt] The United States spends a large and growing share of national income on health care. In 2007, health spending is expected to approach $2.3 trillion and account for more than 16% of gross domestic product (GDP). We spend substantially more than
Jenson, Jennifer
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