The effect of public health insurance coverage on child health and healthcare utilisationPublic health insurance programs are mainly justified by the aim of reducing inequalities in access to health care, and, in a final instance, improving public health. This goal is particularly important for ...
摘要:The US government increasingly provides public health insurance coverage through private firms. We examine associated welfare implications for beneficiaries, using a ‘revealed preference’ framework based on beneficiaries’ program attrition rates. Focusing on the Medicaid program in New York State, w...
This study evaluates how large changes in public health insurance coverage affect provider behavior and patient wait times by analyzing a common type of primary care: dental services. When states expand coverage of dental services to adult Medicaid beneficiaries, dentists' participation in Medicaid incre...
"Our findings speak to the importance of not just the availability of insurance coverage, but also the affordability ofhealth insurance coveragein reducing the numbers of uninsured individuals in the U.S.," explains lead author Carole Roan Gresenz, PhD, the Bette Jacobs Endowed Professor in the ...
INSTABILITYOFPUBLICHEALTHINSURANCECOVERAGEFORCHILDRENANDTHEIRFAMILIES:CAUSES,CONSEQUENCES,ANDREMEDIESLauraSummerandCindyMannGeorgetownUniversityHealthPolicyInstituteJune2006ABSTRACT:Thisreportexaminestheextent,causes,andconsequencesofinstabilityinpubliccoverageprogramsforchildrenandfamilies.Itfocusesparticularlyonthephenomenonof“...
Instability of Public Health Insurance Coverage for Children and Their Families: Causes, Consequences, and Remedies This report examines the extent, causes, and consequences of instability in public coverage programs for children and families. It focuses particularly on the phenomenon of "churning," whi...
The public social health insurance coverage has rapidly increased in China in the last decade. The rapid market development and high economic growth also present an immense opportunity for the private insurance market. This paper uses the China Health and Nutrition Survey panel data and the differenc...
2006. Instability of Public Health Insurance Coverage for Children and Their Families: Causes, Consequences, and Remedies主要由Laura Summer、Cindy Mann编写,在2015年被收录,
Health insurance in Germany is compulsory, with options for both public (GKV) and private (PKV) coverage, each catering to different needs and financial capacities. Eligibility and enrollment processes for health insurance vary, and understanding these can ensure timely and correct access to healthca...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will substantially increase public health insurance eligibility and alter the costs of insurance coverage. Using Current Population Survey (CPS) data from the period 2000-2008, we examine the effects of public and private health insurance premiums ...