A5080641641- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Global Health Care Issues
Cambridge Health Alliance
2024
Massachusetts General Hospital
2019
George Washington University
2019
Abstract Background Climate change not only directly impacts older people's longevity but also healthy ageing, which is the process of maintaining physical and mental capacities while optimising functional abilities. The urgency to address both population ageing climate necessitates a rethink assessment impact on people. This includes identifying what can be done anticipate, mitigate adapt engage persons. Methods A review forms basis evidence in this report. We developed comprehensive search...
The Affordable Care Act expanded Medicaid and increased federal funding for Community Health Centers (CHCs). To examine the role of coverage on care patterns those with available safety net care, we assessed differences in access to CHC patients continuous vs. gaps insurance last year. We used data adult respondents from 2014 Center Patient Survey (N = 1720) some period without 12 months. examined reported need any medical mental health prescription drugs, dental referrals outside months,...
The tax penalty for noncompliance with the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate is to be eliminated starting in 2019. We investigated potential impact of this change on enrollees’ decisions purchase insurance and individual-market premiums. In a survey enrollees market California 2017, 19 percent reported that they would not have purchased had there been no penalty. estimated premiums increase by 4–7 if these were risk pool. percentages who forgo higher among those lower income...