Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Liran Einav, Amy Finkelstein
Summary: Health insurance coverage in the United States is uncertain and unstable. Even with the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a significant number of people remain uninsured at some point over a 2-year period. The risk of losing insurance is higher for those with Medicaid or private exchange coverage compared to those with employer-provided coverage. It is important to focus on both the percentage of uninsured individuals at a specific time and the stability and certainty of insurance coverage.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Isabelle Peytremann-Bridevaux, Severine Schussele Filliettaz, Peter Berchtold, Michelle Grossglauser, Andrea Pavlickova, Ingrid Gilles
Summary: The study assessed the maturity of the Swiss healthcare system for integrated care and found that the overall maturity was low, with variations only based on the working linguistic region.
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Suveen Angraal, Arun George Zachariah, Raaisa Raaisa, Rohan Khera, Praveen Rao, Harlan M. Krumholz, John A. Spertus
Summary: This study investigates online crowdsourced fundraising for US health care costs from 2010 to 2018, examining trends by medical condition and geographic distribution.
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Abel F. Dadi, Tesfaye B. Mersha
Summary: This article discusses the considerations in boosting universal COVID-19 vaccine booster shots and emphasizes the need to reach the target of universal vaccination. The research also evaluates the COVID-19 vaccination status and previous history of COVID-19 diagnosis in California and New York.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nora Kenworthy, Mark Igra
Summary: This study assessed whether the use and outcomes of medical crowdfunding align with health financing needs in the United States. The findings showed that medical crowdfunding raised unequal amounts of money and had low success rates, particularly in areas with higher medical debt, uninsured populations, and poverty. Therefore, medical crowdfunding is misaligned with key indicators of health financing needs in the United States.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
News Item
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nidhi Subbaraman
Summary: Evaluation of death certificates from national database reveals a grim situation for pregnant women.
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Alan P. Jacobsen, Talia Robledo-Gil, Jordan H. Nahas-Vigon, Jeremy A. Epstein, Zackary D. Berger, Carolyn B. Sufrin
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected marginalized populations, with incarcerated patients being at higher risk of infection and death. This article discusses the challenges incarcerated patients face in receiving hospital care during the pandemic, including issues related to patient privacy, communication, and advance care planning. Pragmatic recommendations are provided to address these disparities and ensure equitable care for all patients.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Kevin Duan, Maxwell Birger, David H. Au, Laura J. Spece, Laura C. Feemster, Joseph L. Dieleman
Summary: This study estimates healthcare spending for respiratory conditions in the United States from 1996 to 2016, and identifies factors contributing to spending growth. The findings indicate high spending on respiratory conditions, particularly for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The study highlights the importance of addressing service price and intensity, especially for pharmaceuticals, in reducing healthcare spending growth.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Ophthalmology
Daniel M. Vu, Justin Stoler, Adam L. Rothman, Ta Chen Chang
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the risk of delayed primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) evaluation for infants due to long travel times to specialists. By analyzing the geospatial service coverage, it was found that a significant number of infants aged 0-1 year live beyond the service areas of American Glaucoma Society (AGS) and American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS), potentially leading to delayed diagnosis of PCG. Children in these underserved areas are more likely to face health disparities, especially those living in poverty, lacking health insurance, and residing in single-parent households, with a higher prevalence in the Great Plains region.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ophthalmology
Rebecca Russ Soares, Nikita Mokhashi, James Sharpe, Qiang Zhang, John Hinkle, Samir N. Patel, Allen C. Ho, Yoshihiro Yonekawa, Jason Hsu
Summary: The purpose of this study was to determine the applicability of federal health provider shortage areas (HPSAs) to eye care providers (ECPs). The study found a weak correlation between current HPSAs and ECP supply. A new approach was proposed to identify counties with high need but limited access to eye care.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Cathy Y. Yu, Timothy Blaine, Peter D. Panagos, Akash P. Kansagra
Summary: This study highlighted the demographic disparities in proximity to certified stroke care, with greater disparities observed in nonurban areas compared to urban areas. Higher proportions of elderly, American Indian, uninsured, or low-income populations in nonurban census tracts were found to be more distant from certified stroke care facilities.
Article
Immunology
Gabriela B. Gomez, Christopher B. Nelson, Christopher Rizzo, Donald S. Shepard, Sandra S. Chaves
Summary: The target populations and financing mechanisms for a new health technology may affect health inequalities in access and impact. Using alternative reimbursement pathway scenarios, we projected the distributional consequences of introducing nirsevimab for prevention of respiratory syncytial virus. The vaccine pathway would cover 32% more infants than a pharmaceutical pathway and have greater benefits in reducing hospitalizations and emergency room visits, especially for publicly insured infants.
JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Simran K. Bhandari, Hui Zhou, Sally F. Shaw, Jiaxiao Shi, Natasha S. Tilluckdharry, Connie M. Rhee, Steven J. Jacobsen, John J. Sim
Summary: This study evaluated the concordance of causes of death (CODs) between the United States Renal Data System (USRDS) registry and Kaiser Permanente Southern California (KPSC) among a large diverse population of incident end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients. The results showed only fair or slight agreement between CODs reported by these two systems.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Orthopedics
Daniel Rhon, John J. Fraser, Jeff Sorensen, Tina A. Greenlee, Tarang Jain, Chad E. Cook
Summary: The research shows that starting musculoskeletal rehabilitation care earlier after an ankle sprain reduces the risk of recurrence and the associated medical costs.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Rahul Shekhar, Abu Baker Sheikh, Shubhra Upadhyay, Mriganka Singh, Saket Kottewar, Hamza Mir, Eileen Barrett, Suman Pal
Summary: In the survey, only 36% of respondents were willing to take the vaccine as soon as it became available, while 56% were undecided. Only 8% of healthcare workers do not plan to get vaccinated. Vaccine acceptance increased with age, education, and income level, with direct medical care providers showing higher acceptance rates.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Claudia Chaufan, Jarmin Yeh, Byron Sigal
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2015)
Letter
Health Care Sciences & Services
Claudia Chaufan, Greg Harris
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Claudia Chaufan, Andrew J. Karter, Howard H. Moffet, Judy Quan, Melissa M. Parker, Jenna Kruger, Dean Schillinger, Alicia Fernandez
ETHNICITY & DISEASE
(2016)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Claudia Chaufan
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES
(2016)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Polly Christine Ford-Jones, Claudia Chaufan
INQUIRY-THE JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION PROVISION AND FINANCING
(2017)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Claudia Chaufan, Sophia Constantino, Meagan Davis
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES
(2013)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Claudia Chaufan, Daniel Saliba
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2019)
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Claudia Chaufan
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Kewoba Carter, Claudia Chaufan
Summary: Since its foundation in 1944, the World Bank has shifted its focus from reconstructing post-World War II Europe to promoting economic development and alleviating poverty in different regions. However, its policies have been criticized for failing to improve underdevelopment and poverty, instead exacerbating them. The recent Systematic Diagnostic Reports (SDR) are intended to address these criticisms, but we argue that they might worsen the existing challenges.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES
(2022)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Claudia Chaufan, Nora Yousefi, Ifsia Zaman
Summary: The use of targeted sanctions as a policy tool to influence the political behavior of target states has increased over the past 30 years. However, there is a debate about their health effects and moral costs. This systematic review of 50 studies spanning three decades suggests that even targeted sanctions designed to minimize civilian harm inevitably impact health, indicating that the use of sanctions as a policy tool threatens global health and human rights, especially during crises.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Claudia Chaufan
Summary: This paper evaluates the literature on Covid-19 vaccine uptake in postsecondary education, finding that it reflects the scientific consensus but hardly considers contradictory medical evidence, coercive elements underlying vaccine acceptance, and ethical tensions in the design of vaccination policies.
Article
Social Sciences, Biomedical
Dennis Raphael, Claudia Chaufan, Toba Bryant, Morouj Bakhsh, Jessica Bindra, Allan Puran, Daniel Saliba
SOCIAL THEORY & HEALTH
(2019)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Claudia Chaufan
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES
(2015)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Claudia Chaufan, Jarmin Yeh, Leslie Ross, Patrick Fox
CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH
(2015)