Browsing by Subject "Medicaid"
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2014-05-01)
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(2018-04-20)Increasing enrollment in state Medicaid programs combined with a significant increase in the prevalence of pediatric communication and swallowing disorders over the past decade will challenge state Medicaid budgets. This ...
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(Episcopal Health Foundation, 2020-09-14)Texas is one of twelve states nationwide that has not expanded Medicaid, despite the largest number of uninsured residents in the country. One commonly cited reason is the budgetary implications of a large increase in ...
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2019-07-23)The prevalence of mental health and substance abuse disorders is high among incarcerated individuals. Many ex-offenders reenter the community without receiving any specialized treatment and return to prison with existing ...
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(2020-04-21)This dissertation introduces three essays about the employment of low-income workers, a group whose employment has large implications for economic growth, tax revenue, and government spending on means-tested transfer ...
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2016-12-01)Health care spending will always command public policy attention given the prominence of government payers in this market and the role played by the tax system in subsidizing health insurance purchases. But, with President-elect ...
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(2011-08-08)In this study I investigate how healthcare workers, involved in the Texas Medicaid program as healthcare providers, cope with four workplace constraints. Healthcare workers are constrained by: 1) the policies and practices ...
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(2017-05-08)After decades of focusing solely on prenatal care interventions; the CDC and the March of Dimes convened a national summit in 2006 to discuss an agenda for preconception care programs, research, and policy. During this ...
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(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2022-12)
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(2019-08-14)In the United States, emergency department use for non-traumatic dental complaints has been on the rise. This rising trend has been associated with substantial consequences: increased demand on emergency departments, ...
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(2021-12-10)Health care services received after discharge from an acute care are called post-acute care (PAC). These services improve patient functioning and help patients for better transition from hospitals to the community. PAC can ...
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2018-10-09)As the Affordable Care Act (ACA) recently expanded Medicaid coverage to low-income childless adults, the uninsured rate reached a record low in 2015. In contrast, large firms with 200 or more employees are continuing to ...
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2018-08-27)Beginning with the first round of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansions, which specifically targeted low-income adults without dependent children, the uninsured rate reached a record low in 2015. However, the ...
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(2023-08-01)Hypertension and diabetes impose significant burdens on healthcare systems, leading to high costs and adverse health outcomes. To address these challenges, remote patient monitoring has emerged as a promising strategy for ...
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(Education Turnkey Systems, Inc., 2003-10)
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(2016-07-26)This dissertation is mainly focusing on an economic evaluation of a childhood obesity intervention program, after school physical activities and a nationwide social health care program. The analysis is conducted within ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)Transportation is frequently cited as a barrier to health care, but rarely have researchers analyzed the problems in depth. The purpose of this study was to assess the role transportation plays in the utilization of ...