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Care Of The Dying Patient: A Neglected Issue In Pakistani Context, Waris Qidwai Mar 2012

Care Of The Dying Patient: A Neglected Issue In Pakistani Context, Waris Qidwai

Department of Family Medicine

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Understanding Underinsurance In Ohio, Meaghan Ebetino Jan 2012

Understanding Underinsurance In Ohio, Meaghan Ebetino

Master of Public Health Program Student Publications

Objectives: To determine the prevalence, predictors, and consequences of underinsurance in the state of Ohio.

Study Design: The investigators created the dependent variables Underinsured, Financial Stress, and Harder to get Health Care using the 2008 Ohio Family Health Survey (OFHS). The sample used for this study included 29,778 respondents, who were adults less than 65 years old and who were continuously insured for the past 12 months.

Results: The study categorized twenty-two percent of the sample respondents as underinsured because they were not able to obtain or delayed needed medical care because of an inability to pay in …