Disparities in Women's Health and Health Care Experiences in the United States and Israel: Findings from 1998 National Women's Health Surveys

Abstract

The findings indicate that achieving more equitable access to health care requires attention to non-financial as well as financial barriers to care. Despite the lack of financial barriers to care in Israel, administrative controls typical of managed care organizations appear to make health care systems difficult to navigate for low income and less educated women. The finding that disparities in health persist in a country with universal coverage indicates that improving women's health will require attention to broader social influences on health as well as improving access to health care.

Epidemiology of endometriosis: a large population‐based database study from a healthcare provider with 2 million members

“…Socio‐economic and cultural barriers may affect access to medical care and health‐seeking behaviours. Compared with the USA, Israel's National Health Insurance law ensures more equitable access across SES, but barriers to access still remain . In the present study, over two‐thirds of women with endometriosis visited a gynaecologist in the past year.…”

Incidence and predictors of critical events during urgent air-medical transport

“…Evidence is growing that disparities exist between men and women in treatment, utilization of health care resources and outcomes across a wide range of diseases. [25][26][27][28][29][30] In our study, this observation may be attributable to differences between men and women in how diseases present, how they are treated and patterns of referral and transport-related requests. Systemic biases during assignment of transports could lead to delayed transport of women, with resulting physiologic instability and a higher risk of critical events.…”

Is universal coverage a solution for disparities in health care?

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“…14 The range and standard deviation was 0-17,000 Baht and 672.68 Baht, respectively. care at GC facilities (between 10 and 30 Baht); the respondents did not know the reason why they had to pay.…”