Washington Health Care Perspective 1993
Title | Washington Health Care Perspective 1993 PDF eBook |
Author | Kathleen O'Leary Morgan |
Publisher | Morgan Quitno Corporation |
Pages | 23 |
Release | 1993-01-01 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 9781566921466 |
Access to Health Care in America
Title | Access to Health Care in America PDF eBook |
Author | Institute of Medicine |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 1993-02-01 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0309047420 |
Americans are accustomed to anecdotal evidence of the health care crisis. Yet, personal or local stories do not provide a comprehensive nationwide picture of our access to health care. Now, this book offers the long-awaited health equivalent of national economic indicators. This useful volume defines a set of national objectives and identifies indicatorsâ€"measures of utilization and outcomeâ€"that can "sense" when and where problems occur in accessing specific health care services. Using the indicators, the committee presents significant conclusions about the situation today, examining the relationships between access to care and factors such as income, race, ethnic origin, and location. The committee offers recommendations to federal, state, and local agencies for improving data collection and monitoring. This highly readable and well-organized volume will be essential for policymakers, public health officials, insurance companies, hospitals, physicians and nurses, and interested individuals.
The Washington Health Services Act of 1993
Title | The Washington Health Services Act of 1993 PDF eBook |
Author | Washington (State). Health Care Authority |
Publisher | |
Pages | 26 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Health insurance |
ISBN |
Washington Health Care Perspective 1996
Title | Washington Health Care Perspective 1996 PDF eBook |
Author | Kathleen O'Leary Morgan |
Publisher | Morgan Quitno Corporation |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 1996-04-01 |
Genre | Health & Fitness |
ISBN | 9781566926461 |
The Washington Health Services Act of 1993, as Amended
Title | The Washington Health Services Act of 1993, as Amended PDF eBook |
Author | Washington (State) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 149 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Health insurance |
ISBN |
Care Without Coverage
Title | Care Without Coverage PDF eBook |
Author | Institute of Medicine |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 213 |
Release | 2002-06-20 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0309083435 |
Many Americans believe that people who lack health insurance somehow get the care they really need. Care Without Coverage examines the real consequences for adults who lack health insurance. The study presents findings in the areas of prevention and screening, cancer, chronic illness, hospital-based care, and general health status. The committee looked at the consequences of being uninsured for people suffering from cancer, diabetes, HIV infection and AIDS, heart and kidney disease, mental illness, traumatic injuries, and heart attacks. It focused on the roughly 30 million-one in seven-working-age Americans without health insurance. This group does not include the population over 65 that is covered by Medicare or the nearly 10 million children who are uninsured in this country. The main findings of the report are that working-age Americans without health insurance are more likely to receive too little medical care and receive it too late; be sicker and die sooner; and receive poorer care when they are in the hospital, even for acute situations like a motor vehicle crash.
America's Children
Title | America's Children PDF eBook |
Author | Institute of Medicine and National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 1998-10-27 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0309173930 |
America's Children is a comprehensive, easy-to-read analysis of the relationship between health insurance and access to care. The book addresses three broad questions: How is children's health care currently financed? Does insurance equal access to care? How should the nation address the health needs of this vulnerable population? America's Children explores the changing role of Medicaid under managed care; state-initiated and private sector children's insurance programs; specific effects of insurance status on the care children receive; and the impact of chronic medical conditions and special health care needs. It also examines the status of "safety net" health providers, including community health centers, children's hospitals, school-based health centers, and others and reviews the changing patterns of coverage and tax policy options to increase coverage of private-sector, employer-based health insurance. In response to growing public concerns about uninsured children, last year Congress voted to provide $24 billion over five years for new state insurance initiatives. This volume will serve as a primer for concerned federal policymakers and regulators, state agency officials, health plan decisionmakers, health care providers, children's health advocates, and researchers.