Medicare, medicaid, and access to dermatologists: The effect of patient insurance on appointment access and wait times

Resneck, Jack S.; Pletcher, Mark J.; Lozano, Nia

doi:10.1016/s0190-9622(03)02463-0

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“…[40,48] Evidences from the USA suggest that quality of care is better for those with private health insurance than those with social insurance. [49] Insurance companies provide policies at a premium which is carefully calculated. The premium needs to collect sufficient money over time to pay for predicted claims, administration costs and provide some profit to the company.…”

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The healthcare system in Saudi Arabia: How can we best move forward with funding to protect equitable and accessible care for all?

Al-Hanawi

2017

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The Saudi Arabian healthcare system is currently undergoing a process of reform. While it previously adopted a universal access approach in which all health care was provided free-of-charge to citizens at the point of care, this has been identified as unsustainable into the future. The shift towards an ageing population and the increasing burden of chronic disease, along with increasing use of technology and development of expensive treatments, mean that health care costs in Saudi Arabia are likely to increase significantly in the near future. Therefore, new ways to fund healthcare have been explored, with the solution proposed being a social insurance model in which employment contributions pay for care. This study seeks to identify the different alternatives which are available to the Saudi government and investigate the outcomes of these alternatives in their respective countries of use. The study examined the private insurance system in the United States of America, the social insurance system in Australia, the United Kingdom's National Health Service, and the Public Private Partnership adopted by Singapore. It would seem that the Singaporean model is associated with the lowest level of government spending to maintain a high quality of patient care. However, further in-depth analysis is required to better understand how this model would apply to the Saudi Arabian context.

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Section: Private Health Insurancementioning

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The healthcare system in Saudi Arabia: How can we best move forward with funding to protect equitable and accessible care for all?

Al-Hanawi

2017

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“…Research suggests dermatologic conditions are often misdiagnosed [5,11,12], which can be exacerbated when access to dermatologists is limited [13]. VisualDx is a commercially available DDX generator that can help providers diagnose the causes of skin findings and preliminary studies suggest it may have the potential to reduce diagnostic error [5].…”

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Uptake and impact of a clinical diagnostic decision support tool at an academic medical center

2015

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“…For the variable "duration of GP-patient relationship" there was a weak trend for patients with a longer duration of GP-patient relationship to have longer waiting times in the office of the GP (P¼0.0704 for 1-5 years compared to o1 year and P¼0.0998 forX5 years compared to yo1 year) while duration GP-patient relationship did not impact waiting 31 Calvin et al (2006). 32 Resneck et al (2004). 33 Newacheck et al (1996); Siciliani and Verzulli (2009).…”

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Effect of Type of Insurance and Income on Waiting Time for Outpatient Care

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Schreyögg

2012

Geneva Pap Risk Insur Issues Pract

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This paper analyses the impact of type of insurance, income and reason for appointment on waiting time for an appointment and waiting time in the physician's practice in the outpatient sector. Data was obtained from a German patient survey conducted between 2007 and 2009. We differentiated between general practitioner (GP) and specialist and controlled for socioeconomic, structural and institutional characteristics as well as interactions between type of insurance and control variables. Our results reveal that private health insurance plays a significant role in faster access to care at GP and specialist practices. Access to care is also highly influenced by the reason for an appointment. We also found that increased income had a negative effect on waiting time in practices and on waiting time for an appointment in GP practices. Whether inequalities in access to health care also impact overall quality of treatment needs to be investigated in future research.

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Medicare, medicaid, and access to dermatologists: The effect of patient insurance on appointment access and wait times

Cited by 134 publications

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The healthcare system in Saudi Arabia: How can we best move forward with funding to protect equitable and accessible care for all?

The healthcare system in Saudi Arabia: How can we best move forward with funding to protect equitable and accessible care for all?

Uptake and impact of a clinical diagnostic decision support tool at an academic medical center

Effect of Type of Insurance and Income on Waiting Time for Outpatient Care

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