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Direct linkKaestner, Robert; Nasreen Khan, – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2012
We examine the effect of gaining prescription drug insurance, as a result of Medicare Part D, on use of prescription drugs and other medical services for a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries. Given the heightened importance of prescription drugs for those with chronic illness, we provide separate estimates for elderly in…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Medical Services, Chronic Illness, Health Insurance
Liu, Hui-Li; Chen, Lih-Hwa; Huang, Shiuh-Ming – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2012
The characteristics of health care utilization during the last year of life by Taiwanese who died by suicide were analyzed. The degree of health services utilization was evaluated by extracting the data of National Health Insurance (NHI) outpatient cohort records in 2006. A total of 4,406 fatal suicide cases were matched with the 17,587,901…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Age, Mental Disorders, Health Insurance
Taylor, Sarah – Child & Youth Services, 2011
Though numerous studies indicate that youth and young adults who are involved in one or more social service systems have poor educational and employment outcomes, little is known about the pathways to employment and education in this population. In this qualitative study of educational and employment exploration in vulnerable youth, 11 individuals…
Descriptors: Employment, Young Adults, Social Services, Special Education
Download full textRobb, Cliff A.; Woodyard, Ann S. – Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 2011
The current research examines the relationship between personal financial knowledge (both objective and subjective), financial satisfaction, and selected demographic variables in terms of best practice financial behavior. Data are taken from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's (FINRA) National Financial Capability Study, a nationally…
Descriptors: Multiple Regression Analysis, Money Management, Credit (Finance), Consumer Education
Tobin, Karin; Kuramoto, Satoko J.; German, Danielle; Fields, Errol; Spikes, Pilgrim S.; Patterson, Jocelyn; Latkin, Carl – Health Education & Behavior, 2013
Unity in Diversity was a randomized controlled trial of a culturally tailored HIV prevention intervention for African American men who have sex with men. The intervention condition was six group-based sessions and one individual session. The control condition was a single-session HIV prevention review. Participants were aged 18 years or older,…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Prevention, Homosexuality, Risk
Costrell, Robert; Maloney, Larry – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2013
Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) faced a dramatic and painful increase in employee retirement costs, driven primarily by a sharp rise in the bill for retiree health insurance, a program covered by collective-bargaining agreements between the district and its unions. In March 2011, Governor Scott Walker signed into law the Wisconsin Budget Repair…
Descriptors: Retirement Benefits, Public Schools, School Districts, Urban Schools
Tannebaum, Michael; Wilkin, Holley A.; Keys, Jobia – Health Education Journal, 2014
Background: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was introduced, in part, to increase access to primary care, which has been shown to provide patients with myriad health benefits. Objective: To increase primary care usage by understanding the beliefs about primary and emergency care most salient to those whose healthcare-seeking practices may be impacted…
Descriptors: Primary Health Care, Health Services, Hospitals, Health Insurance
Cook, Traci; Kappeler, Evelyn; Ellis, Renee; Kominski, Robert; Cooper, Alexia; Smith, Erica; Donoghue, Brecht; Whitestone, Yuko; Snyder, Tom; Aud, Susan; Williamson, Lisa; Henderson, Steve; Steffen, Barry; Madans, Jennifer; Lukacs, Susan; Pastor, Patricia; Goldstrom, Ingrid; Han, Beth; Bures, Regina; Chamberlain, Seth; Despain, Jason; Chadwick, Laura; Park, Jennifer – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2014
The well-being of young adults in the United States today remains an area of key interest to the public and policy-makers alike. This age group faces the well-known challenges of achieving financial and social independence while forming their own households at a time of greater economic uncertainty than in the past. Better understanding of the…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Individual Needs, Achievement, Well Being
Kalleberg, Arne L.; Dunn, Michael – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2014
The extent to which community college students experience labor market success depends on both the attributes of the individual students and the characteristics of the community colleges they attend. In this paper, we examine the impact of community college characteristics on the earnings of first-time college students who enrolled in the North…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Labor Market, Institutional Characteristics
Shlay, Judith C.; Rodgers, Sarah; Lyons, Jean; Romero, Scott; Vogt, Tara M.; McCormick, Emily V. – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: School-located vaccination (SLV) offers an opportunity to deliver vaccines to students, particularly those without a primary care provider. Methods: This SLV program offered 2 clinics at each of 20 elementary schools (influenza vaccine) and 3 clinics at each of 7 middle/preschool-eighth-grade schools (adolescent platform plus catch-up…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Immunization Programs, Access to Health Care, Elementary Schools
Behkami, Nima A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
It has been shown that the use of Health Information Technology (HIT) is associated with reduced cost and increased quality of care. This dissertation examined the use of registries in Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) practices. A survey questionnaire was sent to a nationwide group of clinics certified for being a PCMH. They were asked to…
Descriptors: Health Services, Patients, Information Technology, Barriers
Katz, Vikki S.; Ang, Alfonso; Suro, Roberto – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2012
U.S. Latinos experience constrained access to formal health care resources, contributing to higher incidence of preventable diseases and chronic health conditions than the general population. The authors explore whether a rich set of informal health communication connections--to friends, family, radio, television, Internet, newspapers, magazines,…
Descriptors: Evidence, Social Status, Health Conditions, Health Insurance
Sugie, Naomi F. – Social Forces, 2012
The United States criminal justice and welfare systems are two important government institutions in the lives of the poor. Despite many theoretical discussions about their relationship, their operation at the level of offenders and families remains poorly understood. This paper utilizes Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing data to examine how…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Welfare Recipients, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions
Hsu, Shang-Wei; Lin, Jin-Ding; Chiang, Po-Huang; Chang, Yu-Chia; Tung, Ho-Jui – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
This study aims to analyze the ambulatory visit frequency and medical expenditures of the general elderly population versus the elderly with intellectual disabilities in Taiwan, while examining the effects of age, gender, urbanization and copayment status on ambulatory utilization. A cross-sectional study was conducted to analyze data from 103,183…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Mental Retardation, Health Insurance, Older Adults
Szilagyi, Peter G. – Future of Children, 2012
Few people would disagree that children with disabilities need adequate health insurance. But what kind of health insurance coverage would be optimal for these children? Peter Szilagyi surveys the current state of insurance coverage for children with special health care needs and examines critical aspects of coverage with an eye to helping policy…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Health Insurance, Child Health, Access to Health Care
