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Health care system – Financing

There are generally five primary methods of funding health care systems: #direct or out-of-pocket payments, #general taxation to the state, county or municipality, #social health insurance, #voluntary or private health insurance, and #donations or community health insurance. Most countries’ systems feature a mix of all five models. One study based on data from the OECD [...]

Comparison of the health care systems in Canada and the United States – Introduction

Comparison of the health care systems in Canada and the United States are often made by government, public health and public policy analysts. The two countries had similar health care systems before Canada reformed its system in the 1960s and 1970s. The United States spends much more money on health care than Canada, on both [...]

America’s Health Insurance Plans – Introduction

America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) is a national political advocacy and trade association with about 1,300 member companies that sell health insurance coverage to more than 200 million Americans. AHIP was formed through the merger of Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA) and American Association of Health Plans (AAHP). AAHP was formed through a merger [...]

Health Advocate – Introduction

Health Advocate is a health advocacy firm that provides a range of services to companies and their employees. The privately-held company was founded in 2001 by former Aetna executives in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. The company employs registered nurses, medical directors and benefits specialists. Health Advocate provides clients with access to professionals who address a range [...]

Prostate cancer screening – Clinical practice guidelines

Preventive Health Care

Clinical practice guidelines for prostate cancer screening are controversial because the benefits of screening may not outweigh the risks of follow-up diagnostic tests and cancer treatments: * [http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstfix.htm U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)]: :”the evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against routine screening for prostate cancer using prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing or digital [...]

Healthcare reform in the People’s Republic of China – History

Preventive Health Care

Post-1949 Since the founding of the People’s Republic, the goal of health programs has been to provide care to every member of the population and to make maximum use of limited health-care personnel, equipment, and financial resources. The emphasis has been on preventive rather than curative medicine on the premise that preventive medicine is “active” [...]

Coeliac disease – Treatment

Coeliac

Diet At present, the only effective treatment is a life-long gluten-free diet. No medication exists that will prevent damage or prevent the body from attacking the gut when gluten is present. Strict adherence to the diet allows the intestines to heal, leading to resolution of all symptoms in most cases and, depending on how soon [...]

Disease – Terminology

disease

In many cases, the terms ”disease”, ”disorder”, ”morbidity” and ”illness” are used interchangeably. In some situations, specific terms are considered preferable. Infection This term broadly refers to any abnormal condition that impairs normal function. Commonly, this term is used to refer specifically to infectious diseases, which are clinically evident diseases that result from the presence [...]

SKIP of New York – Introduction

Health Care Insurance

Sick Kids need Involved People (SKIP) of New York, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) not-for profit agency for families who want to care for their chronically ill, medically fragile, or developmentally disabled children. SKIP is an advocacy and service agency that helps families who have seriously ill children access the necessary resources and support to [...]









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