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January 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Access to care for racial and ethnic minority groups, low-income populations, and the un- and underinsured has been problematic despite expansion in the health workforce.
June 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Investigating the relationship between health and educational attainment for youth found poorer health associated with lower rates of high school completion and postsecondary school enrollment. Academic and psychosocial factors were related to health-related educational outcomes with academic factors exerting the stronger influence.
August 1, 2007 | Journal Article
This paper examined whether expanded access to health care, such as provided by Oregon's comprehensive Oregon Health Plan (OHP), affected rates of preventable hospitalization (PH). The authors used a retrospective study to analyze PH rates for Medic ...
October 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Although use of clinical preventive services (CPS) such as cholesterol screening, pap smears and mammograms is rising, the rate of patient CPS utilization is still considered suboptimal by many health practitioners. This study used a telephone survey of adults in eight rural southeastern states to assess whether an individual's beliefs about periodic checkups contributed to the likelihood of their receiving CPS.
February 1, 2006 | Journal Article
This study analyzes how stigma attaches to particular health disorders, and how the association becomes loosened. Focusing on a few disorders, including hookworm, cancer, and sickle cell anemia, the author illustrates the interaction of disease, race and stigma.
June 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Improving Health Care: A Dose of Competition (2004), a Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice report, argues for increased competition in the health care sector and among health care providers. This article considers some of the recommendations made in the report, in particular, whether competition in medical markets is effective in bringing about efficiencies and if indigent populations are likely to benefit from such a policy.
August 1, 2006 | Journal Article
The current study explored differences in mortality for high-poverty African Americans in urban and rural areas. Data examined in the study came from the Harlem Household Survey (HHS) and the Pitt County, North Carolina Study of African American Hea ...
September 1, 1997 | Commentary
Finding the Proper Balance in Rationing
August 20, 2009 | News Release
New Mexico's Project ECHO offers solution to health care worker shortage while improving health outcomes for poor patients with serious chronic diseases.
May 30, 2009 | Program Result
From 2004 to 2006, staff at the Urban Institute analyzed access to public and private health insurance and to health care among U.S. adults and children, especially those with chronic conditions, and how access has changed over time.