Healthcare  (tagged articles)

Single-Payer Reform and Rural Health in the United States: Lessons from Our Northern Neighbor

Jared M. Hirschfield - Single-payer health reform has secured its place in the mainstream American health policy debate, yet its implications for particular subpopulations or sectors of care remain understudied. Amidst many unanswered questions from policymakers and political pundits, rural... Keep Reading »

Cultural Competencies for Healthcare Providers Working with Rural Finnish Americans

Abigail K. Carlson - The number of Americans aged 65-years-and-older is projected to increase significantly by 2050. As rural older adults age-in-place, it is imperative to examine the links between cultural competencies, ethnic minority status, and access to care. Rural providers from... Keep Reading »

Can the Value Proposition Work in Health Care?

Frederick J. White - The value proposition in the commercial setting is the functional relationship of quality and price. It is held to be a utility maximizing function of the relationship between buyer and seller. Its proponents assert that translation of the value proposition into the... Keep Reading »

The Forgotten Illnesses: The Mental Health Movements in Modern America

Grayson A. Bodenheimer - The modern world has made incredible bounds towards generating social movements to support disenfranchised groups. When thinking of social movements, people tend to conjure the image of visibly alienated groups that have become vocal in order to bring attention to... Keep Reading »

Accessibility of Abortion in Canada: Geography as a Barrier to Access in Ontario and Quebec

Daniela Bernal Kotlier - In Canada, a point of national pride has often been our publicly funded health care system. Its pillars of universality, accessibility and comprehensiveness exemplify the Canadian identity as being inclusive and progressive. However, it is important to look beyond... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Healthcare is tagged in the following 12 articles.

Health Policy
2021, Vol. 13 No. 03
Single-Payer Reform and Rural Health in the United States: Lessons from Our Northern Neighbor
By Jared M. Hirschfield
Single-payer health reform has secured its place in the mainstream American health policy debate, yet its implications for particular subpopulations or sectors of care remain understudied. Amidst many unanswered questions from policymakers and political... Read Article »
Comparative Politics Public Policy Health Policy Health Insurance Healthcare
Healthcare
2021, Vol. 13 No. 01
Cultural Competencies for Healthcare Providers Working with Rural Finnish Americans
By Abigail K. Carlson
The number of Americans aged 65-years-and-older is projected to increase significantly by 2050. As rural older adults age-in-place, it is imperative to examine the links between cultural competencies, ethnic minority status, and access to care.... Read Article »
Cultural Identity Healthcare Ethnicity Cultural Competency Finnish Americans
Health Economics
2018, Vol. 10 No. 10
Can the Value Proposition Work in Health Care?
By Frederick J. White
The value proposition in the commercial setting is the functional relationship of quality and price. It is held to be a utility maximizing function of the relationship between buyer and seller. Its proponents assert that translation of the value... Read Article »
Health Economics Health Policy Healthcare Value Theory Public Policy Public Health
Mental Health
2016, Vol. 8 No. 07
The Forgotten Illnesses: The Mental Health Movements in Modern America
By Grayson A. Bodenheimer
The modern world has made incredible bounds towards generating social movements to support disenfranchised groups. When thinking of social movements, people tend to conjure the image of visibly alienated groups that have become vocal in order to... Read Article »
Mental Health Mental Illness History Of Mental Illness Mental Health Movement Social Movements Healthcare
Women's Health
2016, Vol. 8 No. 06
Accessibility of Abortion in Canada: Geography as a Barrier to Access in Ontario and Quebec
By Daniela Bernal Kotlier
In Canada, a point of national pride has often been our publicly funded health care system. Its pillars of universality, accessibility and comprehensiveness exemplify the Canadian identity as being inclusive and progressive. However, it is important... Read Article »
Abortion Public Health Healthcare Women's Rights Canada Reproductive Rights Women's Health
Women's Health
2016, Vol. 12 No. 2
Gendered Literacies: A Qualitative Study of Literacy Practices in an All Female OB/GYN Clinic
By Ira Memaj
Published by Discussions
In this ethnographic case study, field observations were conducted of an all-female obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) clinic located in Livonia, Michigan. While interacting with professionals as a student volunteer at the clinic, I took the role... Read Article »
Women's Health Healthcare Health Clinics Gender Roles
Public Health
2016, Vol. 12 No. 2
Do Healthcare Systems Discriminate? A Comparative Policy Analysis of Health Inequality in the United States and United Kingdom
By Sarah E. Rudasill
Published by Discussions
This comparative analysis of U.S. and U.K. Healthcare systems pinpoints inequalities in health outcomes and recommends policies to alleviate disparities. Mortality data from the CDC'S WONDER Database and Cancer Research U.K. were used to analyze... Read Article »
Health Policy Public Health Health Systems Healthcare
Public Health
2016, Vol. 8 No. 02
The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on HIV-Positive Men and Women in the Southern United States
By Sarah E. Rudasill
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 called upon states to expand Medicaid, a subsidized health insurance program, for individuals making up to effectively 138 percent of the federal poverty line. The rapidly growing HIV-positive... Read Article »
Public Health Medicaid Healthcare HIV AIDS Affordable Care Act Obamacare Health Economics
Diabetes
2015, Vol. 7 No. 11
The Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
By Ishita Aggarwal
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), also known as insulin-dependent diabetes, is a chronic disease caused by autoimmune (type 1a) or spontaneous (type 1b) destruction of pancreatic beta cells, resulting in insulin deficiency. It is generally diagnosed... Read Article »
Diabetes Epidemiology Genetics Pathogenesis Experimental Models Healthcare
Healthcare
2007, Vol. 2 No. 1
Healthcare Access Implications and Psychosocial Effects of Sickle Disease
By Kitty Chen
Published by Discussions
Millman (1993) defines Healthcare access as "the timely use of affordable personal health services to achieve the best possible health outcomes," implying that Healthcare access involves only access to insurance, patient satisfaction with physicians... Read Article »
Healthcare Sickle Cell Psychosocial Personal Health
International Health
2010, Vol. 2 No. 09
Health Care Utilization in the Kenyan Health System: Challenges and Opportunities
By Dustin R. Turin
A country of approximately 37 million people, Kenya has struggled to build a health system that can effectively deliver quality health services to its population. Access to health care varies widely throughout the country and is determined on numerous... Read Article »
Health Care Utilization Kenya International Health Healthcare Sub-Saharan Africa East Africa International Development
Public Policy
2010, Vol. 2 No. 01
The Human Genome and Patient Privacy: A Proposal to Expand Protections for Patients and Family Members
By Tonei Glavinic
As medical and biological technology has progressed in recent years, concerns have been raised about the privacy implications of genetic records that can identify individuals and predict future conditions to which they are predisposed. According... Read Article »
Healthcare Public Policy Patient Privacy Human Genome Genetic Testing HIPAA

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