CKD is a national public health problem that afflicts persons of all segments of society.
Although racial/ethnic disparities in advanced CKD including dialysis-dependent …

Objectives To conduct a systematic literature review of selected major provisions of the
Affordable Care Act (ACA) pertaining to expanded health insurance coverage. We present …

The purpose of this article is to discuss poverty as a multidimensional factor influencing
health. We will also explicate how racism contributes to and perpetuates the economic and …

Importance Telehealth services, which allow patients to communicate with a remotely
located clinician, are increasingly available; however, prevalence of telehealth use …

Evidence suggests that a considerably large proportion of cancer patients are affected by
treatment-related financial harm. As medical debt grows for some with cancer, the …

Importance Patient-reported financial hardship is an increasing challenge in cancer care
delivery. Health insurance literacy and its association with financial hardship in patients with …

Consumers' health plan choices are highly persistent even though optimal plans change
over time. This paper separates two sources of inertia, inattention to plan choice and …

Nebraska ranks 36th nationally in colorectal cancer screening. Despite recent increases in
CRC screening rates, rural areas in Nebraska have consistently shown lower rates of CRC …

Objective: This study examines the health insurance literacy, or the ability to use health
insurance effectively, of college students. Participants: A total of 455 students from a large …

Abstract Background The Affordable Care Act (ACA) required most insurers and the
Medicare program to eliminate cost sharing for screening mammography. Methods We …