Insurance Coverage
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

State Medicaid coverage for tobacco-dependence treatments - United States, 2007.

4 Nov 2009 The prevalence of tobacco use among adults in the United States has been reduced by half since the 1960s. Despite this progress, low-income populations, such as Medicaid enrollees, continue to smoke at substantially higher rates than the general ... Read more...

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...

How will GINA influence participation in pharmacogenomics research and clinical testing?

30 Oct 2009 After a 13-year battle in Congress--longer than it took to map the human genome--the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) was passed into law on 21 May 2008. Before its passing, Francis Collins, then director of the National Human Genome ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Insurance Coverage'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• State Medicaid coverage for tobacco-dependence treatments - United States, 2007. 4 Nov 2009
• Socioeconomic status and utilization of health care services in Canada and the United States: findings from a binational health survey. 30 Oct 2009
• Medicare's new regulations for deep vein thrombosis as a "never event": wise or worrisome? 30 Oct 2009
• Laser surgery: go in with your eyes open. 30 Oct 2009
• How will GINA influence participation in pharmacogenomics research and clinical testing? 30 Oct 2009
• Implementing evidence-based health policy in Washington State. 27 Oct 2009
• ASCO Rx for high drug costs: doctors and patients need to talk. 12 Oct 2009
• The Baucus bill and the hope for reform. 12 Oct 2009
• Interim final rules prohibiting discrimination based on genetic information in health insurance coverage and group health plans. Interim final rules with request for comments. 5 Oct 2009
• Safe, efficient, and cost-effective orthognathic surgery in the outpatient setting. 29 Sep 2009
• Disparities in BRCA testing: when insurance coverage is not a barrier. 29 Sep 2009
• CMS's landmark decision on CT colonography. 22 Sep 2009
• Universal picture presents... a counterintuitive argument for insuring all and controlling costs. 12 Sep 2009
• Doctors on coverage--physicians' views on a new public insurance option and Medicare expansion. 12 Sep 2009
• Obama's vision and the prospects for health care reform. 12 Sep 2009
• Is CMS's requirement for age-specific clinical evidence before considering coverage for CT colonography reasonable and necessary? 30 Aug 2009
• Case study. Dirty blood. Commentary. 30 Aug 2009
• Cover up. 30 Aug 2009
• Health care reform: a political and policy balancing act. Finding middle ground on three hot-button issues will determine if new comprehensive legislation is enacted. 30 Aug 2009
• Children's receipt of health care services and family health insurance patterns. 30 Aug 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