A unique noncancellable major health insurance plan, known as Connecticut 65, is described. The plan is especially designed for Connecticut residents 65 years of age and older, but can be used as a model by other states. Its main object is to provide low-cost insurance for older people on...
water leaks, mold, lead paint, and working smoke detectors, appliances, heating, and air conditioning – and between housing quality and social needs, depressive symptoms, perceived stress, sleep problems, and self-rated health in a community-based sample of 786 low-income smokers from 6 states...
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It's a sad fact that lots of seniors simply need someone to talk to. If you enjoy spending time with older adults and doing light housekeeping work, considerbecoming an older adult companion. This job isn't like home health care; there's no medical treatment involved, just basic hands-off...
Kentucky changed its tax structure substantially in 2018, moving to a 5% flat tax (to which localities can add, an average of 2.08%, according to the Tax Foundation). Deductions for health insurance premiums, long-term care insurance coverage, and medical expenses were eliminated. More it...
The impact of the combination of income and education on the incidence of coronary heart disease in the prospective Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) cohort study. BMC Public Health. 2015;15:1312. doi:10.1186/s12889-015-2630-4 PubMedGoogle ScholarCross...
G. Increasing Disparities in Unhealthy Food Advertising Targeted to Hispanic and Black Youth (Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, University of Connecticut; Drexel University; Salud America!, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 2019). World Health Organization. Noncommunicable...
Objective To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the prevalence and estimated economic burden of substandard and falsified essential medicines in low- and middle-income countries. Data Sources Five databases (PubMed, EconLit, Global Health, Embase, and Scopus) were searched from...
Abstract Importance Improving health care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) requires a workforce with positive job morale. However, the level of job morale in this population remains unclear. Objective To analyze studies measuring the job morale of physicians and dentists working in LMICs...
Low-income women in Medicaid expansion states in the U.S. are more likely to have a breast screening performed than those in non-expansion states, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). As part of the Affordable Care ...