Does Medicaid Coverage Increase Access to Health Care after Release from Prison for Adults with a History of Substance Use?

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (S2) ◽  
pp. 8-8
Author(s):  
Marguerite Burns ◽  
Steven Cook ◽  
Lars Brown ◽  
Karla Hernandez ◽  
Steve Tyska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Medicaid Coverage ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
History Of ◽  
Coverage Increase ◽  
Release From Prison

Telemedicine Basics

2021 ◽  
pp. 3-11
Author(s):  
Guenevere Burke ◽  
Jared Lucas
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Emergency Medicine ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
History Of ◽  
Key Terms ◽  
Improve Access

Telemedicine is a rapidly growing field in health care and emergency medicine. Telemedicine, telehealth, and virtual health refer to the use of telecommunications technology and electronic information to support health and provide care over distance. It has been used to improve access to health care in geographically remote areas for decades, but its use and recognized benefits have expanded considerably over the years, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This chapter provides a brief overview of the history of telemedicine, introduces key terms, and reviews basic definitions that are foundational to telemedicine practice. Finally, it summarizes a wide array of telehealth applications in emergency medicine, which are detailed further in later chapters.

scholarly journals Substance Use and Access to Health Care and Addiction Treatment among Homeless and Vulnerably Housed Persons in Three Canadian Cities

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. e75133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Palepu ◽  
Anne Gadermann ◽  
Anita M. Hubley ◽  
Susan Farrell ◽  
Evie Gogosis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Addiction Treatment ◽  
Access To Health

Conclusion

2020 ◽  
pp. 181-202
Author(s):  
Patricia Zavella
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Women Of Color ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Reproductive Rights ◽  
Reproductive Justice ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Poor Women ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Right

This chapter reflects on how the movement for reproductive justice addresses the increased polarization of politics around immigration and reproductive rights in the wake of the election of President Trump. It argues that women of color in the movement for reproductive justice have a history of crafting a politics of inclusion that aims to empower those who are marginalized by intersecting systems of power, with a radical vision of citizenship. These activists insist that poor women of color have the human right to access to health care with dignity as well as the right to healthy lives and wellness.

scholarly journals Primary Care in the USA: The Long Struggle to Build its Foundational Role

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Geyman
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
Reform Initiatives ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
The Usa ◽  
History Of ◽  
Current Reform

Family practice was recognized as the 20th specialty in American medicine in 1969. With the hope that primary care would become the foundation of an improved health care system, vigorous efforts were launched in medical education, research and practice to achieve that goal. This chapter traces the history of that effort, together with negative system changes that have obstructed that goal. Although primary care physicians have been shown to improve access to care, contain costs, decrease inequities, and improve patient outcomes, they are still too few in number to meet national needs for primary care. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the extent of inadequacy and vulnerability of the system. The U. S. still lacks a system of universal access as has been in place for many years in most other advanced countries around the world. Corporate stakeholders in a largely privatized financing and delivery system continue to challenge the future of primary care. Lessons from the failure of reform initiatives over the last 50 years are discussed, as are current reform alternatives, only one of which would at last bring universal access to health care in this country.

Structural and Racial Barriers to Health Care

2004 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
LINDA B. BOLTON ◽  
JOYCE NEWMAN GIGER ◽  
C. ALICIA GEORGES
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Institutional Racism ◽  
Equal Treatment ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Impact

Limited access to health care and a system fraught with discriminatory practices inhibit some racial and ethnic minorities from gaining access to health care and assurance of equal treatment once they enter the health care system. The purpose of this chapter is to critically and systematically analyze the research literature to determine what impact individual and institutional racism has had on the prevailing health disparities across racial and ethnic minority groups. The chapter includes the following: (1) a review of the term racism and a brief overview of the history of racism in health care; (2) a review of the research literature analyzing the impact of racism on health disparities; and (3) recommendations to end the systematic institutional racism in scientific research, which is necessary to end health disparities.

Ethics of Telepsychiatry

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gonzalo J. Perez-Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
High Definition ◽  
Broadband Internet ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Clinical Vignettes ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
History Of

Recent technological advances have led to the use of telemedicine as way to increase access to health care to those who have limited resources. Telepsychiatry, also called telemental health, involves the delivery of mental health care over long distances through the use of videoconferencing equipment. The increasing accessibility of broadband internet have allowed this technology to reach more parts of the world, while the increasing sophistication of equipment such as high definition televisions and remote-controlled webcams has allowed this technology to feel less impersonal. This chapter discusses the history of telepsychiatry and different examples of how such technology is used and in which sorts of situations it can be employed. The chapter also examines the ethical issues that arise in telepsychiatry and reviews some of the literature that is currently available, focusing on the four ethical principles of medicine. Clinical vignettes are used both to highlight potential dilemmas that can arise through the technology as well as to demonstrate how in certain situations, the technology can potentially be more beneficial than face-to-face assessments.

Health, Access to Health Care, and Health Care use Among Homeless Women with a History of Intimate Partner Violence

2011 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 1032-1039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maya Vijayaraghavan ◽  
Ana Tochterman ◽  
Eustace Hsu ◽  
Karen Johnson ◽  
Sue Marcus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Health Care Use ◽  
Homeless Women ◽  
Health Access ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals Transgender: Are the Invisible and Vulnerable?

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 145-147
Author(s):  
A Sangamithra
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Transgender Studies ◽  
Socially Disadvantaged ◽  
Close Analysis ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
The Family ◽  
Economically Deprived

Transgender is a universal word applied to various individuals, behavior, and groups involving tendencies to deviate from the normative gender roles. The transgender person was socially disadvantaged, economically deprived, and politically disenfranchised. As the transgender lives in the most unhygienic conditions, they are prone to various diseases. Few transgender studies report that discrimination in access to health care is associated with numerous poor health outcomes, including a higher prevalence of HIV infection, substance use disorder, and suicide attempts too. A close analysis of various reports and discussion with community and stakeholders suggest that transgender are most uneducated or undereducated, become reluctant to continue schooling. They no longer need to beg on roads and go for prostitution. As a majority of them are abandoned by their families and thrown out of their homes, separate nursing homes should be constructed for the transgender community in order to provide the family less transgender individuals with shelter and security during the last days of their lives.

Using Technology to Improve Access to Health Care for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 71-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pauline A. Mashima
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Underserved Populations ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Improve Access

Important initiatives in health care include (a) improving access to services for disadvantaged populations, (b) providing equal access for individuals with limited or non-English proficiency, and (c) ensuring cultural competence of health-care providers to facilitate effective services for individuals from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health, 2001). This article provides a brief overview of the use of technology by speech-language pathologists and audiologists to extend their services to underserved populations who live in remote geographic areas, or when cultural and linguistic differences impact service delivery.

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