Health Policy  (tagged articles)

An Assessment of the Origins and Culpability of the Opioid Crisis in the United States

Connor D. Catalani - The use of synthetic opioids in the United States in the past 30 years has created an epidemic the likes of which our healthcare and law enforcement systems have never before encountered. Although some opioid analogs, like fentanyl, were developed with the intention... Keep Reading »

Single-Payer Reform and Rural Health in the United States: Lessons from Our Northern Neighbor

Jared M. Hirschfield - Single-payer health reform has secured its place in the mainstream American health policy debate, yet its implications for particular subpopulations or sectors of care remain understudied. Amidst many unanswered questions from policymakers and political pundits, rural... Keep Reading »

Is Medical Debt a Social Determinant of Health?

Vikrant Bhatnagar - Medical Debt has largely been viewed as a financial burden. While studies have linked Medical Debt to decreased savings, reduced health access, foreclosure of homes, and loss of income, there has been little to no research exploring Medical Debt’s effect as a... Keep Reading »

Can the Value Proposition Work in Health Care?

Frederick J. White - The value proposition in the commercial setting is the functional relationship of quality and price. It is held to be a utility maximizing function of the relationship between buyer and seller. Its proponents assert that translation of the value proposition into the... Keep Reading »

Do Healthcare Systems Discriminate? A Comparative Policy Analysis of Health Inequality in the United States and United Kingdom

Sarah E. Rudasill - This comparative analysis of U.S. and U.K. healthcare systems pinpoints inequalities in health outcomes and recommends policies to alleviate disparities. Mortality data from the CDC'S WONDER Database and Cancer Research U.K. were used to analyze two gendered conditions... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Health Policy is tagged in the following 10 articles.

Public Health
2022, Vol. 14 No. 03
An Assessment of the Origins and Culpability of the Opioid Crisis in the United States
By Connor D. Catalani
The use of synthetic opioids in the United States in the past 30 years has created an epidemic the likes of which our healthcare and law enforcement systems have never before encountered. Although some opioid analogs, like fentanyl, were developed... Read Article »
Epidemiology Opioids Epidemic Health Policy Heroin Fentanyl Public Health
Health Policy
2021, Vol. 13 No. 03
Single-Payer Reform and Rural Health in the United States: Lessons from Our Northern Neighbor
By Jared M. Hirschfield
Single-payer health reform has secured its place in the mainstream American Health Policy debate, yet its implications for particular subpopulations or sectors of care remain understudied. Amidst many unanswered questions from policymakers and political... Read Article »
Comparative Politics Public Policy Health Policy Health Insurance Healthcare
Health Policy
2018, Vol. 10 No. 10
Is Medical Debt a Social Determinant of Health?
By Vikrant Bhatnagar
Medical Debt has largely been viewed as a financial burden. While studies have linked Medical Debt to decreased savings, reduced health access, foreclosure of homes, and loss of income, there has been little to no research exploring Medical Debt... Read Article »
Health Policy Public Health Medical Debt Health Disparities Big Data Medicaid Electronic Health Records Social Determinants Of Health
Health Economics
2018, Vol. 10 No. 10
Can the Value Proposition Work in Health Care?
By Frederick J. White
The value proposition in the commercial setting is the functional relationship of quality and price. It is held to be a utility maximizing function of the relationship between buyer and seller. Its proponents assert that translation of the value... Read Article »
Health Economics Health Policy Healthcare Value Theory Public Policy Public Health
Public Health
2016, Vol. 12 No. 2
Do Healthcare Systems Discriminate? A Comparative Policy Analysis of Health Inequality in the United States and United Kingdom
By Sarah E. Rudasill
Published by Discussions
This comparative analysis of U.S. and U.K. healthcare systems pinpoints inequalities in health outcomes and recommends policies to alleviate disparities. Mortality data from the CDC'S WONDER Database and Cancer Research U.K. were used to analyze... Read Article »
Health Policy Public Health Health Systems Healthcare
Public Health
2015, Vol. 6 No. 1
Effects of Cultural Factors on AIDS Epidemics in Sub-Saharan African Countries from 2005-2010
By Lee Walter
Published by Clocks and Clouds
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has ravaged sub-Saharan Africa in the decades since its first recorded case. The disease has reached epidemic levels in many regions, with millions of new cases diagnosed each year. This paper examines... Read Article »
Public Health Health Policy HIV AIDS Sub-Saharan Africa Social Stigma
Health Policy
2015, Vol. 7 No. 11
The Danger of Sitting Down: A Summary of the Health Risks of Excessive Sedentary Behavior
By Ronan C. Talty
Excessive sedentary behavior (defined as waking time spent sitting, reclining, or lying down) represents an increasingly noteworthy global health risk, particularly for individuals whose professions require long hours spent sitting at a desk. Despite... Read Article »
Sedentary Behavior Public Health Excercise Sitting Employee Health Health Policy Let's Move Obesity Disability
Health Policy
2015, Vol. 7 No. 02
Comparing Health Systems and Challenges in Costa Rica and the United States
By Sarah E. Rudasill
Rising rates of chronic diseases, aging populations, and mounting medical costs threaten the financial solvency of the health care systems of the United States and Costa Rica. Despite ranking 1st in health expenditures, the United States achieves... Read Article »
Health Care Health Policy United States Costa Rica Health Care Reform Health Systems
Health Policy
2014, Vol. 6 No. 05
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse: Examining the Components of Program Efficacy
By Joshua J. Timmons
In the American healthcare system there have been few trends as persistent, yet avoidable, as the rise in prescription drug overdoses. Between 1999 and 2008 prescription overdoses quadrupled to nearly twenty thousand per year (Paulozzi, Jones, Mack... Read Article »
Prescription Drugs Substance Abuse Public Health Overdose Epidemic Health Policy Drug Abuse
Public Health
2012, Vol. 1 No. 1
The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the Deep South
By Andrew Menefee
Published by Clocks and Clouds
This paper examines explanations for the current HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Deep South United States. The first set of explanations is categorized as social determinants of health and includes social and economic factors that influence public health... Read Article »
Public Health HIV AIDS Southern U.S. Health Policy

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