Posts Tagged ‘Access To Health Care’
Massachusetts Health Reforms: Uninsurance Remains Low, Self-Reported Health Status Improves As State Prepares To Tackle Costs [Web First]
The Massachusetts health reform initiative enacted into law in 2006 continued to fare well in 2010, with uninsurance rates remaining quite low and employer-sponsored insurance still strong. Access to health care also remained strong, and first-time reductions in emergency department visits and hospital inpatient stays suggested improvements in the effectiveness of health care delivery in ...
Massachusetts Health Reforms: Uninsurance Remains Low, Self-Reported Health Status Improves As State Prepares To Tackle Costs [Web First]
The Massachusetts health reform initiative enacted into law in 2006 continued to fare well in 2010, with uninsurance rates remaining quite low and employer-sponsored insurance still strong. Access to health care also remained strong, and first-time reductions in emergency department visits and hospital inpatient stays suggested improvements in the effectiveness of health care delivery in ...
Health Insurance Coverage Rates In 9 Provinces In China Doubled From 1997 To 2006, With A Dramatic Rural Upswing [Coverage & Payment In China]
We examined the distribution of health insurance in China during 1997–2006, a period when government interventions were implemented to improve access to health care. We analyzed data from a survey that follows households in nine provinces that are home to more than 40 percent of China’s population. The analysis shows that the percentage of individuals with ...
How The Health And Community Development Sectors Are Combining Forces To Improve Health And Well-Being [Community Development & Health]
The root causes of poor health experienced by many who live in low-income neighborhoods—such as the lack of access to health care, limited food choices, and exposure to environmental hazards—are well documented, but often go beyond the scope of the health care delivery system. But that is beginning to change. The health sector has begun ...
Understanding Disparities In Health Care Access–And Reducing Them–Through A Focus On Public Health [National Priorities]
Attempts to explain disparities in access to health care faced by racial and ethnic minorities and other underserved populations often focus on individual-level factors such as demographics, personal health beliefs, and health insurance status. This article proposes an examination of these disparities—and an effort to redress them—through the lens of public health. Public health agencies ...
Place, Not Race: Disparities Dissipate In Southwest Baltimore When Blacks And Whites Live Under Similar Conditions [Drivers Of Disparities]
Much of the current health disparities literature fails to account for the fact that the nation is largely segregated, leaving racial groups exposed to different health risks and with variable access to health services based on where they live. We sought to determine if racial health disparities typically reported in national studies remain the same ...
