Thesis (M.A.)--West Virginia University, 2004. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 135 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Georgia State University, 2007. / Title from file title page. Mary Beth Walker, committee chair; Paul G. Farnham, Erdal Tekin, Patricia G. Ketsche, committee members. Electronic text (140 p. : ill. (some col.)) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed Dec. 31, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-139).

L’objet de ce travail de recherche est d’étudier l’accès financier à la complémentaire santé et aux soins des populations modestes en France. Nous nous intéressons plus particulièrement au dispositif d’Aide complémentaire santé (ACS) introduit afin d’inciter les ménages dont les ressources se situent juste au-dessus du plafond d’attribution de la Couverture maladie universelle (CMUC), à acquérir une complémentaire santé. À partir notamment d’une expérimentation sociale et d’un échantillon inédit de ménages éligibles à ces dispositifs, nous sommes en mesure d’éclairer les connaissances sur trois questions : (i) La compréhension et la réduction du non-recours à l’ACS. (ii) Les comportements de recours à la complémentaire santé et aux soins. (iii) L’existence d’un effet de seuil de la CMUC. Les résultats de cette thèse permettent ainsi de nourrir la réflexion afin d’améliorer l’efficacité de ces dispositifs et plus généralement celle des politiques publiques futures visant à améliorer l’équité dans l’accès aux soins. / The purpose of this research is to study the financial access to complementary health insurance (CHI) and to health care of low-income populations in France. We are particularly interested in evaluating a subsidized health insurance program (ACS) introduced to encourage households whose resources are just above the free means-tested complementary health insurance program (CMUC), to purchase a CHI plan. In implementing a randomized experiment and in using a sample of eligible households for these programs, we are able to enhance the knowledge base on three issues: (i) Understanding and reducing the ACS non-take-up. (ii) The take-up of CHI plan and the health care use of low-income populations. (iii) The existence of a CMUC threshold effect. Results of this thesis provide some important tracks to improve the effectiveness of these programs and more generally that of future public policies aiming to improve equity in access to health care.

Building on the conceptual lens of Hero and Tolbert (1999), this study examines differences between policy restrictiveness in states with high minority populations and states with low minority populations for three policies areas: felony voting policies, Unemployment Insurance (UI) and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). This study examines whether states with minority populations greater than the national average have public policies that are more restrictive than states with minority populations at or below their national average and the patterns that emerged. Overall, I found higher levels of restrictive policies for states with high minority populations in the instances of felony voting policies and the Unemployment Insurance program. The findings imply a need for accountability and uniformity from the state to improve the outcomes for racial and ethnic minorities. / Ph. D.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-03, Section: B, page: 1622. Adviser: Stephen H. Linder. Includes bibliographical references.

Adviser: Stephen H. Linder. UMI number 3350227. Includes bibliographical references (p. 130-134).

Thesis (D.P.H.)--University of Michigan.

Dissertation (D.P.H.)--University of Michigan.

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The Diploma work "Health care reform in the United States of America" is the sequel of the Bachelor work of 2008 called "The liberal health care system of the United States of America". The work is focused on the financial means and changes which has been effective since singing The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (acronym PPACA) into the United States law on 23rd March 2010 by the democratic president Barack Obama. The special attention is drawn to permanently increasing health care costs and defrauding of money within the social heath care program Medicare that is designated for seniors 65 and over as well as handicapped people. This work deals with Massachusetts Mandatory Health Insurance Program of 2006, which has been used like a model for the new federal law PPACA. The practical part presents the particular changes brought by the new law, including their impact on the chosen social groups -- the uninsured, the employers, the families and their kids, the seniors and the people with "pre-existing conditions". Since the Health care reform is the political issue as well, at the end there are mentioned some pros and cons opinions.