Social Security and Mortality
May 1, 2011 | Journal Article
For millions of elderly Americans, Social Security has eliminated the burden of poverty and improved their health.
Barriers to care: financial
You are now viewing 21 - 30 of 908 results
Sort results by:
Massachusetts Program to Promote Long-Term Care Insurance for the Elderly Sets Contribution Levels for Elders Based on Income and Assets
May 29, 2006 | Program Results Report
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs created a conceptual model for a public-private partnership for long-term care.
The Story of Tyjhe Hargrove
June 4, 2006 | Program Results Report
Tyjhe Hargrove, who was 5 years old when his mother joined Affinity Health Plan, has suffered from asthma since he was a baby. He has trouble breathing when the weather is especially cold or especially hot or the air is full of pollen.
Health Purchasing Coalitions Struggle to Gain Bargaining Clout: Small Size and Lack of Support from Health Plans are Factors
August 1, 2003 | Program Results Report
This 1998-1999 project gathered information to help employers, employees, consumer groups and policy-makers better understand the barriers to small-group health insurance purchasing coalitions.
Study Finds Reverse Mortgages Benefit Older Homeowners - and Saves Medicaid Money, too
September 5, 2008 | Program Results Report
"Use Your Home to Stay at Home: Expanding the Use of Reverse Mortgages for Long-Term Care: A Blueprint for Action" contains estimates of the number of seniors who could benefit from reverse mortgages and the potential savings for the Medicaid.
Impact of Medicaid Just One Factor in Quality of End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes
December 1, 2002 | Program Results Report
In 1999, Milan Basta, MD, PhD, reviewed Medicaid nursing home reimbursement policies and their impact on palliative care.
HMO Mergers Cut Premiums in Only Most Competitive Markets
January 1, 2001 | Program Results Report
To understand the effect of health maintenance organizations (HMOs) on both competition and consumers, researchers examined data on more than 500 HMOs operating in the United States from 1986 through 1993.
Do State Health Insurance Risk Pools Make a Difference?
January 1, 2001 | Program Results Report
Researchers evaluated the extent to which eight state risk pools that were established in 1988 or earlier have increased access to health insurance and health care.
Contrary to Fears, the Newly Insured Did Not Use More Services Than Others
January 1, 2001 | Program Results Report
Researchers at the University of Southern Maine, Human Services Development Institute compared health care utilization rates between previously uninsured and previously insured persons enrolled in state-sponsored insurance programs.
Reporting on Health Insurance Issues at a Critical Time
April 1, 1997 | Program Results Report
From 1992 to 1994, staff at the Families USA Foundation prepared, published and disseminated four reports on problems in health insurance coverage and financing.