Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Uninsured
Honoring our Veterans
“To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan.” (Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address, 1865) Since 1946, the Veterans Health Administration has had a hand in the education of America’s physicians. According Continue Reading …
Health insurance hampers entrepreneurship
Employer-sponsored health insurance (ESHI) is the most common type of health coverage for a majority of Americans. Fifty-nine percent of adults under 65 rely on ESHI; just about one half of all Americans (including the elderly and children) do the Continue Reading …
Socioeconomic Impact on Universal Care
Countries contemplating national health insurance cannot rely on universal health care to eliminate historical disparities in outcomes suffered by disadvantaged groups. Socioeconomic effects still plague nations such as Canada. The inverse relationship between socioeconomic status and health disparities has been Continue Reading …
Minimum Wage, Maximum Care
As the minimum wage rises, Americans at the margins of society face the loss of health insurance eligibility for Medicaid. While a “living wage” is important to some policy makers, health may be more important than money. Continue Reading …
CHC’s Deliver Quality
Yet another study demonstrates that it is not the location where a patient sees their doctor, but rather the relationship between the physician and the patient that influences the quality of care delivered. Community Health Centers (CHCs) are more likely Continue Reading …
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