Journal Article
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), which requires Medicare-participating hospitals to provide emergency care to patients regardless of their ability to pay, plays an important role in protecting the uninsured. Yet many hospitals do not comply. The study examines the reasons for noncompliance and proposes solutions.
Journal Article
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), which requires Medicare-participating hospitals to provide emergency care to patients regardless of their ability to pay, plays an important role in protecting the uninsured. Yet many hospitals do not comply. The study examines the reasons for noncompliance and proposes solutions.
Journal Article
Building on social capital literature, the authors assess how subjective appraisals of neighborhood quality are associated with self-reported health for older adults.
Journal Article
Building on social capital literature, the authors assess how subjective appraisals of neighborhood quality are associated with self-reported health for older adults.
Research Report
Authors identify recent systematic literature reviews that summarize the evidence on the efficacy of Chandler's Life Course Framework for Improving the Lives of Boys and Men of Color, which calls out environmental and experiential factors that interactively shape both human development and life course outcomes.
Research Report
Authors identify recent systematic literature reviews that summarize the evidence on the efficacy of Chandler's Life Course Framework for Improving the Lives of Boys and Men of Color, which calls out environmental and experiential factors that interactively shape both human development and life course outcomes.
Journal Article
There is recognition that social protection policies such as raising the minimum wage can favorably impact health, but little evidence links minimum wage increases to child health outcomes.
Journal Article
There is recognition that social protection policies such as raising the minimum wage can favorably impact health, but little evidence links minimum wage increases to child health outcomes.
Journal Article
The aim of the study was to identify ongoing barriers to obtaining breast cancer care following the Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation in California. While the ACA successfully expanded access to health insurance and breast cancer care, numerous population subgroups remain uninsured, and others may lack adequate coverage for treatment and management of their breast cancer.
Journal Article
The aim of the study was to identify ongoing barriers to obtaining breast cancer care following the Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation in California. While the ACA successfully expanded access to health insurance and breast cancer care, numerous population subgroups remain uninsured, and others may lack adequate coverage for treatment and management of their breast cancer.
Policy Brief
In 1998, California passed the California Children and Families Act to improve development for children from the prenatal stage to five years of age. One goal of this ongoing commitment is to expand understanding of the social and physical environments that can impact a child's well-being and school readiness. Using CHIS data for the years 2011-2014, this report presents findings on families with children ages 0-5 years.
Policy Brief
In 1998, California passed the California Children and Families Act to improve development for children from the prenatal stage to five years of age. One goal of this ongoing commitment is to expand understanding of the social and physical environments that can impact a child's well-being and school readiness. Using CHIS data for the years 2011-2014, this report presents findings on families with children ages 0-5 years.
Journal Article
This analysis of the health system of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia reviews recent developments in organization and governance, health financing, health care provision, health reforms and health system performance. The country has made important progress during its transition from a socialist system to a market-based system, particularly in reforming the organization, financing and delivery of health care and establishing a mix of private and public providers.
Journal Article
This analysis of the health system of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia reviews recent developments in organization and governance, health financing, health care provision, health reforms and health system performance. The country has made important progress during its transition from a socialist system to a market-based system, particularly in reforming the organization, financing and delivery of health care and establishing a mix of private and public providers.
Journal Article
The Personal Responsibility Work Opportunity and Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 imposed time limits on the receipt of welfare cash benefits and mandated cash benefit sanctions for failure to meet work requirements. Many studies examining the health implications of PRWORA have found associated declines in health insurance coverage and health care utilization among single mothers but no impact of PRWORA on health outcomes.
Journal Article
The Personal Responsibility Work Opportunity and Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 imposed time limits on the receipt of welfare cash benefits and mandated cash benefit sanctions for failure to meet work requirements. Many studies examining the health implications of PRWORA have found associated declines in health insurance coverage and health care utilization among single mothers but no impact of PRWORA on health outcomes.
Journal Article
Authors study Assembly Bill 339, legislation passed in California in 2015 and going into effect on 1 January 2017, which provides protection for people living with HIV by requiring coverage for single-tablet regimens (STRs) to manage HIV while placing a cap on patient cost-sharing.
Journal Article
Authors study Assembly Bill 339, legislation passed in California in 2015 and going into effect on 1 January 2017, which provides protection for people living with HIV by requiring coverage for single-tablet regimens (STRs) to manage HIV while placing a cap on patient cost-sharing.
Journal Article
School climate is an integral part of a comprehensive approach to improving the well-being of students; however, little is known about the relationships between its different domains and measures. Authors examined the relationships between student, staff, and administrative measures of school climate to understand the extent to which they were related to each other and student outcomes.
Journal Article
School climate is an integral part of a comprehensive approach to improving the well-being of students; however, little is known about the relationships between its different domains and measures. Authors examined the relationships between student, staff, and administrative measures of school climate to understand the extent to which they were related to each other and student outcomes.