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The Gerontologist Jun 1983
Topics: Aged; Alabama; Heating; Humans; Old Age Assistance; Public Assistance; Public Opinion; Surveys and Questionnaires
PubMed: 6873701
DOI: 10.1093/geront/23.3.307 -
HealthcarePapers 2016The way in which we pay for long-term care (LTC) services is going to come under enormous pressure as Canada's baby boomers age. Once baby boomers start to turn 75, in...
The way in which we pay for long-term care (LTC) services is going to come under enormous pressure as Canada's baby boomers age. Once baby boomers start to turn 75, in 2021, the demand for LTC services will see a sharp upward trend. A number of independent projections have demonstrated how this will put pressure on the public finances in coming years. It should be concerning to Canadians that we have not publicly discussed how we will make the tough choices to cope with these pressures. Moreover, it's equally troubling that our provincial LTC systems already are unable to cope with the current level of demand for services, with less than a decade before the first wave of boomers enter age groups where demand for LTC is high, and alternate level of care patients, made up mostly of frail elderly, occupying over 15% of Canadian hospital beds on a daily basis as they await care elsewhere. Although we think it is unlikely that Canadian provinces will add LTC to the list of fully subsidized health services (hospitals and doctors), we should do a better job of targeting the existing public subsidies for LTC - and do so while putting LTC financing on a more sustainable footing.
Topics: Canada; Financing, Personal; Health Care Reform; Humans; Insurance, Long-Term Care; Public Assistance; State Medicine
PubMed: 27230715
DOI: 10.12927/hcpap.2016.24585 -
Federal Register Sep 1982This rule revises and consolidates current HHS regulations concerning Federal financial participation in the cost of equipment under HHS supported public assistance...
This rule revises and consolidates current HHS regulations concerning Federal financial participation in the cost of equipment under HHS supported public assistance programs. The rule also revises and consolidates current regulations on the management and disposition of equipment under these programs. The rule would permit State public assistance agencies to claim the cost of most of their equipment acquired at the time of purchase rather than depreciating the equipment over its useful life as required by the current regulations. This change would allow these agencies to claim Federal financial participation in the cost of the equipment at an earlier date than under the current regulations and would simplify the accounting requirements associated with the equipment.
Topics: Equipment and Supplies; Public Assistance; United States; United States Dept. of Health and Human Services
PubMed: 10261478
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The Lancet. Diabetes & Endocrinology Apr 2015
Topics: Coercion; Disability Evaluation; Evidence-Based Practice; Humans; Obesity; Public Assistance; United Kingdom
PubMed: 25797768
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(15)00051-0 -
Family Planning Perspectives 2001
Topics: Developing Countries; Family Planning Services; Financial Management; History, 20th Century; Humans; Mass Media; Public Assistance; Public Opinion
PubMed: 11407436
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American Journal of Public Health Feb 2015We assessed the impact of unemployment benefit programs on the health of the unemployed.
OBJECTIVES
We assessed the impact of unemployment benefit programs on the health of the unemployed.
METHODS
We linked US state law data on maximum allowable unemployment benefit levels between 1985 and 2008 to individual self-rated health for heads of households in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and implemented state and year fixed-effect models.
RESULTS
Unemployment was associated with increased risk of reporting poor health among men in both linear probability (b=0.0794; 95% confidence interval [CI]=0.0623, 0.0965) and logistic models (odds ratio=2.777; 95% CI=2.294, 3.362), but this effect is lower when the generosity of state unemployment benefits is high (b for interaction between unemployment and benefits=-0.124; 95% CI=-0.197, -0.0523). A 63% increase in benefits completely offsets the impact of unemployment on self-reported health.
CONCLUSIONS
Results suggest that unemployment benefits may significantly alleviate the adverse health effects of unemployment among men.
Topics: Adult; Female; Health Status; Humans; Income; Male; Public Assistance; Unemployment; United States
PubMed: 25521897
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302253 -
Social Work Jul 2000
Topics: Adult; Child; Humans; Politics; Public Assistance; Public Opinion; Public Policy; Social Welfare; Social Work; United States
PubMed: 10932929
DOI: 10.1093/sw/45.4.293 -
Bulletin of the World Health... Feb 2017
Topics: Cooperative Behavior; Disabled Persons; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Emergency Treatment; Global Health; Humans; Public Assistance
PubMed: 28250521
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.15.157024 -
Giornale Di Gerontologia. Supplemento 1966
Topics: Aged; Community Health Services; Humans; Italy; Medical Assistance; Public Assistance; Social Welfare
PubMed: 5992713
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American Journal of Public Health May 2011The failure to consider access to food resources in an integrated way may lead to inequalities in nutritional opportunities among populations. Working with community...
The failure to consider access to food resources in an integrated way may lead to inequalities in nutritional opportunities among populations. Working with community groups and other public agencies, the San Francisco Department of Public Health has led interagency food system planning in San Francisco, California, since 2002. We report on one of the interventions within that initiative-a partnership between a public health agency, a local nonprofit organization, and the local food stamp program to institutionalize improved access to farmers' markets for federal food assistance beneficiaries. We further report on monitoring data collected at farmers' markets that documents significant and sustained increases of utilization by food stamp recipients since the initial intervention.
Topics: California; Food Supply; Humans; Public Assistance; Public Policy; San Francisco
PubMed: 21421954
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.300021