Does affirmative action reduce disparities in healthcare use by Indigenous peoples? Evidence from Australia's Indigenous Practice Incentives Program.
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.4645
Abstract: Globally, Indigenous populations experience poorer health but use less primary healthcare than their non-Indigenous counterparts. In 2010, the Australian government introduced a targeted reform aimed at reducing these disparities. The reform reduced, or abolished prescription… read more here.
Keywords: indigenous peoples; affirmative action; action reduce; reform ... See more keywords
The impact of Disability Insurance reassessment on healthcare use.
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.4680
Abstract: Several Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries have constrained Disability Income Insurance (DI) eligibility and reassessed those on DI to encourage workforce participation. But these policies can also have unintended consequences. While receiving less… read more here.
Keywords: reassessment; health; insurance; mental health ... See more keywords
Annual out-of-pocket expenditure associated with healthcare use among Australian older women with osteoporosis: a cross-sectional study
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DOI: 10.1007/s11657-021-01021-5
Abstract: Summary This research aimed to determine the health care cost and utilisation of older Australian women with osteoporosis. A wide range of healthcare services were used and approximately AU$593.9 was spent over a 12-month period… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; pocket expenditure; healthcare use;
The use of health care services in the Great Recession: evaluating inequalities in the Spanish context.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2019.10.009
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To analyse the effect of the Great Recession (2008) on primary care (PC) and secondary care (SC) inequalities in Spain. METHOD Repeated cross-sectional study using Spanish Health Surveys from 2001 to 2017 (n=139,566). Prevalence… read more here.
Keywords: healthcare use; great recession; recession; health ... See more keywords
Outpatient healthcare use and outcomes after pediatric tracheostomy.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2021.110963
Abstract: OBJECTIVES To 1) describe health outcomes and outpatient healthcare use after pediatric tracheostomy, and 2) identify populations with higher morbidity that may benefit from improved post-operative monitoring. METHODS Optum's commercial insurance database was queried from… read more here.
Keywords: outpatient healthcare; healthcare use; tracheostomy; pediatric tracheostomy ... See more keywords
Inequity in healthcare use among the indigenous population living in non-remote areas of Australia.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2020.06.051
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Although several studies have examined the gap in healthcare use between indigenous and non-indigenous people, empirical evidence on inequity in healthcare use within indigenous populations is limited. This study aims to fill this gap… read more here.
Keywords: healthcare use; inequity healthcare; use; inequity ... See more keywords
Mobile money and healthcare use: Evidence from East Africa
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105392
Abstract: Abstract This paper uses a difference-in-difference framework to estimate the effects of mobile money transfer technology (MMT) on healthcare use in the face of negative health shocks. We use survey data from 2013 to 16… read more here.
Keywords: mobile money; evidence; healthcare use; money healthcare ... See more keywords
Characterizing environmental asthma triggers and healthcare use patterns in Puerto Rico
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DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2019.1612907
Abstract: Abstract Objective: Asthma carries a high burden of disease for residents of Puerto Rico. We conducted this study to better understand asthma-related healthcare use and to examine potential asthma triggers. Methods: We characterized asthma-related healthcare… read more here.
Keywords: asthma; asthma claims; puerto rico; healthcare use ... See more keywords
Insights From the Geographic Spread of the Lyme Disease Epidemic
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DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy510
Abstract: Background Lyme disease is the most common reportable zoonotic infection in the United States. Recent data suggest spread of the Ixodes tick vector and increasing incidence of Lyme disease in several states, including Pennsylvania. We… read more here.
Keywords: healthcare use; disease; zip codes; lyme disease ... See more keywords
Healthcare Use in Multimorbidity Patients
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DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz186.351
Abstract: The existence of multiple chronic conditions in the same patient is a public health problem, recognized as relevant to health systems. Individuals with multimorbidity have additional health needs, which in the context of continuous increase… read more here.
Keywords: healthcare use; health; care; multimorbidity ... See more keywords
Post COVID‐19 condition diagnosis: A population‐based cohort study of occurrence, associated factors, and healthcare use by severity of acute infection
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DOI: 10.1111/joim.13584
Abstract: The occurrence and healthcare use trajectory of post COVID‐19 condition (PCC) is poorly understood. Our aim was to investigate these aspects in SARS‐CoV‐2‐positive individuals with and without a PCC diagnosis. read more here.
Keywords: occurrence; post covid; healthcare use; covid condition ... See more keywords