Insurance Coverage - Statistics & numerical data
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Socioeconomic status and utilization of health care services in Canada and the United States: findings from a binational health survey.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVES: Building on Andersen's behavioral model for the utilization of health care services, we examined factors associated with utilization of physician and hospital services among adults in Canada and the United States, with a focus on ... Read more...

Association between obesity and asthma in US children and adolescents.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: To explore the association between obesity and asthma in US children and adolescents with adjustment of other structural and behavioral factors. METHOD: Prevalence and associated risk factors of asthma were explored in 102,273 children ... Read more...

Immigration status and use of health services among Latina women in the San Francisco Bay Area.

30 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between immigration status and use of health services among Latina women. METHODS: From 2001 to 2004, information on immigration status and use of health services was collected from 710 Latina women in the San ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Insurance Coverage - Statistics & numerical data'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Socioeconomic status and utilization of health care services in Canada and the United States: findings from a binational health survey. 30 Oct 2009
• Association between obesity and asthma in US children and adolescents. 30 Aug 2009
• Immigration status and use of health services among Latina women in the San Francisco Bay Area. 30 Jul 2009
• Rite of passage? Why young adults become uninsured and how new policies can help, 2009 update. 30 Jul 2009
• The Medicare drug benefit: update on the low-income subsidy. 29 Jul 2009
• Differential effect of the state children's health insurance program expansions by children's age. 25 Jul 2009
• Medicare Part D update--lessons learned and unfinished business. 21 Jul 2009
• Community demographics and access to health care among U.S. Hispanics. 11 Jul 2009
• Health disparities and the primary care medical home: could it be that simple? 29 Jun 2009
• Impact of positive and negative beliefs about inhaled corticosteroids on adherence in inner-city asthmatic patients. 29 Jun 2009
• The 2009 Health Confidence Survey: public opinion on health reform varies; strong support for insurance market reform and public plan option, mixed response to tax cap. 29 Jun 2009
• Failure to protect: why the individual insurance market is not a viable option for most U.S. families: findings from the Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey, 2007. 29 Jun 2009
• The impact of socioeconomic factors on patient preparation for bariatric surgery. 9 Jun 2009
• [Special characteristics in the private and compulsory accident insurance] 8 Jun 2009
• A rural-urban comparison of a building blocks approach to covering the uninsured. 30 May 2009
• Treatment patterns for early pregnancy failure in Michigan. 30 May 2009
• Heading south: why Mexican immigrants in California seek health services in Mexico. 30 May 2009
• Health consequences of uninsurance among adults in the United States: recent evidence and implications. 30 May 2009
• Access to and utilization of health care by subgroups of Latino children. 30 May 2009
• Racial and ethnic disparities in indicators of a primary care medical home for children. 29 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Insurance Coverage'

Definition: Generally refers to the amount of protection available and the kind of loss which would be paid for under an insurance contract with an insurer. (Slee & Slee, Health Care Terms, 2d ed)

Descriptor UI: D019458

Alternative terms: Insurance Coverage; Coverage, Insurance; Insurance Status; Status, Insurance;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N03.219.521.576.265;

History Note: 97

Technical Notes: coord IM with specific type of insurance (IM); not restricted to health insurance; specify geog if pertinent; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE (restricted to health insurance) is also available