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Health care utilisation amongst Shenzhen migrant workers: does being insured make a difference?

BMC Health Services Research, 2009
Background As one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the Pearl River Delta of South China, Shenzhen attracts millions of migrant workers annually.
Jiang Hanping, Zhang Dan, Cheng Jinquan, Mou Jin, Lin Liangqiang, Griffiths Sian M   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Uninsured In Texas, Then And Now [PDF]

Health Affairs, 2016
A sociologist chronicles how uninsurance and health reform have affected one Texas family for over a decade.
openaire   +2 more sources

Semaglutide vs. liraglutide and incidence of diabetes and cardiovascular disease: A target trial emulation using real‐world data

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims The glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1 RAs) semaglutide and liraglutide are approved for chronic weight management. Both drugs also have favourable effects on the risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with placebo, but their comparative effectiveness for these outcomes is unclear.
Ethan J. Cannon, Wendy Wang, Faye L. Norby, Rob F. Walker, Shalini Kulasingam, Lisa S. Chow, Joel F. Farley, Pamela L. Lutsey   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Change Risk and Financial Stability: Implications for European Banking Institutions

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether climate change risk weakens banking‐system stability in the European Union and assesses how renewable energy adoption and energy‐related taxation moderate this relationship. Using panel data for 27 EU countries from 2012 to 2022 and applying fixed‐effects OLS, two‐stage least squares (2SLS), and robust generalized ...
Md Yousuf Ali
wiley   +1 more source

Cholesterol Control Among Uninsured Adults Did Not Improve From 2001‐2004 to 2009‐2012 as Disparities With Both Publicly and Privately Insured Adults Doubled

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2017
BackgroundLow‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐C) control is higher among insured than uninsured adults, but data on time trends and contributing factors are incomplete and important for improving health equity.
Brent M. Egan, Jiexiang Li, Sara M. Sarasua, Robert A. Davis, Kevin A. Fiscella, Jonathan N. Tobin, Daniel W. Jones, Angelo Sinopoli   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Distributive Consequences of Active Welfare Policies in Europe

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the distributive consequences of active welfare policies in Europe by analysing tier‐specific investments in individualised employment services across four European welfare states: Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Deborah Jackwerth‐Rice, Katharina Zimmermann   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Uninsured Motorists’ Risk Attitudes and Pedestrian Road Safety: Evidence from Metropolitan Lagos, Nigeria

Journal of International Business, Economics and Entrepreneurship
With the increasing prevalence of uninsured vehicles in urban areas, motorists’ behaviours on pedestrian safety are crucial for developing effective road safety strategies.
Sunday Stephen Ajemunigbohun, Kudirat Adeola Banjo, Taiwo Olarinre Oluwaleye   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

The Fertility Reduction Effects of the Colorado Family Planning Initiative by Age and Parity

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We use restricted‐access birth records from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to document the full age and parity fertility effects of the Colorado Family Planning Initiative (CFPI). The CFPI provided access to every FDA approved method of contraception for free to anyone living below approximately 200% of the federal poverty line ...
James Flynn, Amanda Stevenson, Sara Yeatman, Katie Genadek, Jane Menken, Stefanie Mollborn, Leslie Root   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Discharge Summary Prompt Reduces Postoperative Radiotherapy Delay in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Delays in postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) beyond 6 weeks are associated with worse outcomes in head and neck cancer (HNC). This study evaluated whether a discharge summary prompt could reduce PORT delay. Methods A retrospective review of patients from 2018 to 2023 was used as a pre‐intervention baseline.
Andreja Radevic, Niketna Vivek, Joaquin Austerlitz, Sindhura Sridhar, Whitney Jin, Robert Sinard, Sarah L. Rohde, Kyle Mannion, Alexander J. Langerman, Eben Rosenthal, Michael C. Topf   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The shared experiences of insured members and the uninsured in health care access and utilization under Ghana's national health insurance scheme: Evidence from the Hohoe Municipality.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundThe National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was introduced in Ghana in 2003 to remove financial barriers and to promote equitable access to health care services.
Suraiya Umar, Adam Fusheini, Martin Amogre Ayanore   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source