Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage In The United States: 2004

DeNavas-Walt, Carmen; Proctor, Bernadette D.; Smith, J. C.

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“…In the USA, nearly 40 % of fathers experienced a negative effect on their employment when their child was unwell. Parents of younger children have greater problems with mothers giving up their jobs in up to 90 % cases [20,21].…”

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Financial burden of therapy in families with a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: report from north India

Ghatak

Trehan

Bansal

2015

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Financial burden of therapy in families with a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: report from north India

Ghatak

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2015

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“…Recent data show a drop in children's private insurance coverage from 69.8% to 65.6% between (DeNavas-Walt, Proctor and Lee 2005, coinciding with sharp increases in private insurance premiums (Gabel et al 2005). At the same time, a number of states increased premiums in their State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) as a way of discouraging ''crowd-out'' (substituting public coverage for private coverage) and limiting public enrollment and costs (Ross and Cox 2003;Ku and Nimalendran 2003).…”

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Insurance Premiums and Insurance Coverage of Near-Poor Children

Hadley

Reschovsky

Cunningham

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States increasingly are using premiums for near-poor children in their public insurance programs (Medicaid/SCHIP) to limit private insurance crowd-out and constrain program costs. Using national data from four rounds of the Community Tracking Study Household Surveys spanning the seven years from 1996 to 2003, this study estimates a multinomial logistic regression model examining how public and private insurance premiums affect insurance coverage outcomes (Medicaid/SCHIP coverage, private coverage, and no coverage). Higher public premiums are significantly associated with a lower probability of public coverage and higher probabilities of private coverage and uninsurance; higher private premiums are significantly related to a lower probability of private coverage and higher probabilities of public coverage and uninsurance. The results imply that uninsurance rates will rise if both public and private premiums increase, and suggest that states that impose or increase public insurance premiums for near-poor children will succeed in discouraging crowd-out of private insurance, but at the expense of higher rates of uninsurance. Sustained increases in private insurance premiums will continue to create enrollment pressures on state insurance programs for children.

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“…6 Among those uninsured, nearly 70% come from a family with at least one full-time worker. 5,7 Twenty-eight percent of the uninsured are parttime workers.5,7 Free clinics across the UnitedStates have functioned to partially patch this hole in the safety net by providing care to the underand uninsured. 8,9 Free medical clinics are typically staffed by volunteer physicians, nurse practitioners, and nurses, and often also include a dental care component.…”

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The Health Status of Patients of a Student-Run Free Medical Clinic in Inner-City Buffalo, NY

Cadzow¹,

Servoss²,

Fox³

2007

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

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Methods: Clinic staff asked patients to fill out a Health Risk Assessment questionnaire that addressed their chronic disease and illness history, mental health, social support, substance use, income, education, and housing. Through statistical analysis of 469 anonymous patient questionnaires, we identified prevalent health conditions in this patient population and compared these rates to regional and national data.Results: Of those patients 20 years of age and older, 70% earned less than US $10,000 a year. The rates of obesity, hypertension, asthma, diabetes, anxiety, and depression were higher in this population than in the Buffalo, NY, region and the general United States population. Conclusion:The data reflect the health disparity experienced by low-income minority populations in the United States and emphasize a need to plan additional services that target hypertension, heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression. When it comes to health, the United States ranks 24th among 191 nations.1 The United Kingdom, Canada, and Japan, to name a few, have higher health rankings, higher life expectancies, lower infant mortality rates, and lower health expense per capita. 1,2 These nations provide health care coverage universally, whereas 46.6 million United States residents (15.9%) are without health insurance.3 This is equivalent to more than 2 times the population of New York state. 4 Among the uninsured, African-Americans are disproportionately represented, with 19.6% lacking health insurance. 5Social safety net services such as Medicaid and Medicare provide free or reduced-cost insurance to some people who lack employment, are disabled, or whose jobs do not provide health insurance. There are many other people, though, who exceed the income limits to receive free health care coverage but make an insufficient income to pay out-of-pocket for their health insurance. 6 Among those uninsured, nearly 70% come from a family with at least one full-time worker. 5,7 Twenty-eight percent of the uninsured are parttime workers.5,7 Free clinics across the UnitedStates have functioned to partially patch this hole in the safety net by providing care to the underand uninsured. 8,9 Free medical clinics are typically staffed by volunteer physicians, nurse practitioners, and nurses, and often also include a dental care component. Most offer standard triage care and physical exams; some offer services such as screening for sexually transmitted diseases. The importance of free medical clinics as part of the health care safety net was underscored by a survey of 106 free clinics in the Midwestern United States that showed they cared for over 200,000 patients in a single year. Recently, free medical clinics have been established by students in medical schools or by the schools themselves. Student-run clinics operate with a variety of underserved populations, including migrant workers, rural Appalachian communities, and the homeless.11-13 Some student initiatives take place outside of the cli...

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Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage In The United States: 2004

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Financial burden of therapy in families with a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: report from north India

Financial burden of therapy in families with a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: report from north India

Insurance Premiums and Insurance Coverage of Near-Poor Children

The Health Status of Patients of a Student-Run Free Medical Clinic in Inner-City Buffalo, NY

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