... care financing and delivery to improve outcomes and efficiency of care.
“Expanding health insurance coverage to all Americans is a moral imperative, “said Jeffrey Harris, MD, FACP, president of the ...
Despite high rates of health insurance coverage among children in the District of Columbia, children ... prevent residents from getting primary and specialty health care in non-hospital settings. One major ...
... impact of parental job loss on children’s healthcare and the importance of having continuous health insurance coverage to meet children’s healthcare needs and reduce healthcare disparities. The ...
... of 19- to 29-year-olds were eligible for coverage offered by their employers, compared with about three-quarters ( ... time without insurance coverage in the past year had gone without needed health care ...
ATLANTA (AP) -- The Southwest has the lowest health insurance coverage in the country, with 30 percent of non-elderly adults and 18 percent of children uninsured, according to a new government study ...
... to expanded coverage for children.
The number of people in the United States without health insurance fell to ...
... and adolescents younger than 19 years of age who were more likely to be in families with parent-only health insurance coverage. The researchers conducted an analysis of pooled 2002-2005 data from the ...
... the particular vulnerability of U.S. farm workers' children regarding health insurance coverage," the authors write. "These findings have important policy implications. They suggest that the low ...
... 's authors found that 6.4 million Californians lacked any health insurance coverage for all or some of 2007, the most recent year for which comprehensive statewide data is available.
This number ...
... "The evidence is compelling and overwhelmingly confirms the need to expand and strengthen health insurance coverage for children with disabilities and their families," she said. "Without assistance, ...
... $1,543 in 1999 to $3,354 in 2008. If there is no intervention, the decline in health insurance coverage will continue, concluded the committee that wrote the report.
The committee called on the ...
... health and productivity in adulthood. The upfront incremental costs of universal health insurance coverage for children are relatively modest, and they will be offset by the value of increased health ...
... study shows that closing the gaps in health insurance coverage for older adults can have important benefits ... chronic conditions early on—contributing to better health and lower cost once they reach age ...
... part of the gap. We need expanded health insurance coverage to ensure that everyone has access to the benefits ... United States toward the high performance health care system Americans want and deserve ...
... healthy and less healthy groups. Required coverage. Senator McCain would not require anyone ... families are concerned about losing jobs and health insurance coverage. It is even more critical to act now ...
