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24 maj 2021 · Health insurance is associated with better care in the U.S., but little is known about the associations of coverage disruptions (i.e., periods without insurance) with care access, receipt, and affordability.
Measures of access to care tracked in the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR) include having health insurance, having a usual source of care, ix encountering difficulties when seeking care, and receiving care as soon as wanted.
7 lip 2023 · As the health needs across income groups, ages, and health status vary, it is the government's responsibility to determine how people access essential health services at affordable cost.
Health insurance is employed as a useful tool in aiding people to solve such financial strain. This study aims to examine and compare the impacts of public and private health insurance on solving financial barriers for people with chronic diseases.
1 cze 2021 · In analyses adjusted for baseline health status, individuals covered by employer-sponsored and individually purchased private insurance were less likely to report having a personal physician, stability in insurance coverage, and satisfaction with care compared with those covered by Medicare.
Improving health care affordability is a national priority, including for the nearly 180 million individuals with private insurance coverage who have experienced increased premiums and decreased benefits (eg, increasing copayments and deductibles).
16 maj 2022 · Health insurance programs have the potential to shield individuals in low- and middle-income countries from catastrophic health expenses and reduce their vulnerability to poverty. However, the uptake of insurance programs remains low in these countries.
