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Health Law at Three Years Highlights Coverage, Cost, and Quality Improvements
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Open Enrollment: What To Consider When Choosing a Health Plan
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20130409
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20091006
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A usual source of care may be more important than insurance on children's receipt of preventive health counseling
AHRQ State Snapshots Expanded to Include New Data on Health Insurance Coverage
Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care
Adults with individual and employment-related health insurance report similar, often good, access to care
Americans, especially blacks, spend substantial periods of time uninsured
Benefits under the Affordable Care Act would have reduced out-of-pocket expenses
Children's underenrollment in State health insurance programs may be due in part to parents' confusion about coverage
Employees in small businesses more likely to have high-premium health plans
Even with universal health insurance, the homeless in Canada encounter barriers to obtaining health care
Growth in Medicaid patient hospital admissions outpace those for privately insured patients
Having a usual source of care as well as insurance reduces unmet health needs
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Health insurance is necessary but not sufficient for children's access to care
How much employees pay for health care coverage depends on where they live
Immigrant labor negatively affects natives' health insurance coverage
Low- and middle-income children with public and private insurance have similar rates of unmet health care needs
Opportunities for Advancing Delivery System Research: AHRQ Meeting Summary Available Online
Patients with chronic diseases who pay coinsurance less likely to refill their medication than those with fixed copayments
Public insurance linked to longer perception of disease burden among children with asthma
Two-thirds of State and local government workers get their health plans from their employer
Two-thirds of State and local government workers get their health plans from their employers
Uninsured patients respond well to paying a monthly retainer for primary care services
Veterans who use pharmacy services at VA facilities tend to be sicker, poorer, and have no alternative insurance
Where low-wage employees work, who their colleagues are, and spouses' wage level affect health insurance coverage and cost
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