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Occasional Paper No. 092-1: Health Care Perceptions Of Nebraska's Urban & Rural Aged, James A. Thorson, F. C. Powell
Occasional Paper No. 092-1: Health Care Perceptions Of Nebraska's Urban & Rural Aged, James A. Thorson, F. C. Powell
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Random samples were drawn in Douglas County, Nebraska (N = 196, mean age = 73.8 years), in the counties surrounding Douglas County also served by the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging (N = 104, mean age = 72.4 years), and in eleven of the rural Sandhills counties of Nebraska (N = 200, mean age = 76.6). Participants responded to structured interviews of 169 questions that included self-assessed health status, availability of health care and physician services, costs, attitudes toward health care services, health experiences and beliefs. While the Sandhills respondents were significantly older and had less access to health services, …
Primary Health Care In Omaha, Nebraska: A Case Study Of Nine Primary Health Care Centers, Stella G. Limson
Primary Health Care In Omaha, Nebraska: A Case Study Of Nine Primary Health Care Centers, Stella G. Limson
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The provision of health care has always been a declared policy of many governments, and every nation in the modern world has a health care system through which its people can get health services. The characteristics of these systems vary greatly with the nation's economic level and political structure.
Health Care For The Poor In Omaha-Douglas County: Problems And Policy Options, Jeff Luke, David R. Dimartino, Vincent J. Webb, Jan Clifford
Health Care For The Poor In Omaha-Douglas County: Problems And Policy Options, Jeff Luke, David R. Dimartino, Vincent J. Webb, Jan Clifford
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The health-care system in Omaha-Douglas County is on the verge of dramatic changes because of federal cutbacks, expanding cost-containment efforts, and an increasingly competitive medical market. As a result, problems are now arising because of increasing difficulties in providing health care to the poor.