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Direct linkLiechty, Janet M. – Health & Social Work, 2011
One-third of U. S. adults do not have adequate health literacy to manage their health care needs; and low health literacy is a major concern due to its association with poor health outcomes, high health care costs, and health communication problems. Low health literacy is a potential driver of health disparities, and its alleviation is central to…
Descriptors: Expertise, Health Needs, Communication Problems, Patients
Clark, Trenette T.; Sparks, Michele Jones; McDonald, Theresa M.; Dickerson, Janet D. – Health & Social Work, 2011
The 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) was developed between states and tobacco manufacturers to settle the states' lawsuits against tobacco manufacturers and recover tobacco health-related costs. States won billions of dollars and concessions regarding how tobacco products could be advertised. The purpose of the MSA was to prevent…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Smoking, Prevention, Health Care Costs
Munch, Shari; Shapiro, Sarah – Health & Social Work, 2006
Osteoporosis is a skeletal disease characterized by loss of bone mass and density, which results in an increased risk of fractures. The disease is referred to as the "silent thief," because it is often not until a person falls and breaks a bone that patients and their physicians become aware of weakening bones. An estimated 1.5 million…
Descriptors: Caseworkers, Social Work, Medical Care Evaluation, Health Care Costs
Gorin, Stephen – Health & Social Work, 2006
In recent years, conservatives have promoted health savings accounts (HSAs) as a way of addressing the growing cost of health insurance. HSAs were introduced under the Medical Modernization Act of 2003 as "an alternative to traditional health insurance." They are at the heart of an effort to replace the current system of insurance with…
Descriptors: Health Insurance, Social Work, Consumer Economics, Health Care Costs
Peer reviewedRocha, Cynthia J. – Health & Social Work, 1996
Determines the extent to which people with and without health care insurance use public health care facilities and various health care services. Analyzes 6,298 patients from 4 county-funded primary health care clinics. Patients were overwhelmingly poor regardless of insurance status. High cost-sharing requirements, coupled with larger families and…
Descriptors: Health, Health Care Costs, Health Facilities, Health Insurance
Peer reviewedJang, Michael; Lee, Evelyn; Woo, Kent – Health & Social Work, 1998
The effects of income, language, and citizenship on the use of health-care services by Chinese Americans is examined (N=1808). Focus groups, a telephone survey, and key informant interviews were conducted. Data analysis included an acculturation index, demographic profile, and logistical regression. Health insurance and social factors are…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Acculturation, Chinese Americans, Chinese Culture
