The article discusses the benefits enjoyed by patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) with the improvements to Great Britain's Medicare prescription drug programme included in the Affordable Care Act according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in 2011....
Examples include the US Affordable Care Act and women’s health hubs in the United Kingdom.54Timely diagnosisThe male-centric models of disease described earlier can contribute to delays in care and lower-quality treatment decisions once a woman is within the care system. One study found...
A concerning trend has emerged with the growing reliance on digital health care tools. The concept of “techquity” underscores the need for technology solutions to enhance health equity, but persistent evidence reveals disparities in patient portal access and utilization.5The current user community is...
"The findings of this study provide a solid step for closing the gap, showing that the Medicaid expansion opportunity offered by the Affordable Care Act, which allows participating states to improve healthcare access for disadvantaged populations, results in better cancer outcomes and mitigation of ra...
•greater availability of affordable housing by investing in urban slum upgrading including, as a priority, provision of water, sanitation and electricity;•healthy and safe behaviours to be promoted equitably, including promotion of physical activity, encouraging healthy eating and reducing violence ...
11 AYAs' employer-based insurance coverage rates are lower as they are more likely be employed part-time or have lower paying jobs.12 Moreover, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded dependent insurance coverage for AYAs, but only through age 26.13 While young adults may...
Ten days after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee took the Trump administration to task for failing to send supplies for coronavirus test kits, the gap is closing.
Affordable Care Act (ACA)Doughnut holeMedicare Part Dprescription drugsBackground: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) include provisions that reduce beneficiaries' cost sharing and eventually closes the coverage gap鈥攌nown as the "doughnut hole"鈥攖hat was originally part of Medicare prescription drug ...
To address this key knowledge gap, the current Editorial perspective presents the Source–Pathway–Receptor–Impact–Mitigation (SPRIM) continuum framework as an organizing or decision-support tool for framing research on emerging contaminants (Figure 1). Here, a description of the SPRIM continuum ...
Gender differences in alcohol consumption and experienced harms have been shown to exist in national surveys of nightlife-goers and the general population and in analyses of health data [18,20,21]. Despite a narrowing gap between genders over time, with women catching up with men in their alc...