Selected outcomes following initial nonsurgical root canal treatment (NSRCT) procedures were retrospectively assessed using an insurance company database of 110,766 nonsurgical root canal procedures that were completed by endodontists and their referring general dentists. A subset of 44,613 cases, with a minimum required follow-up time of 2 yr, showed incidences of extraction, retreatment and p...

PURPOSE Limited research has examined the factors associated with female permanent contraception procedures. This study evaluated the temporal trend in the use of hysteroscopic sterilization (HS) vs laparoscopic sterilization (LS) and characteristics of commercially insured and Medicaid-insured women in the US who have had the procedures. METHODS Women aged 15-49 years with claims for HS and ...

OBJECTIVES This study examined the association between type of health insurance coverage and quality of primary care as measured by its distinguishing attributes--first contact, longitudinality, comprehensiveness, and coordination. METHODS The household component of the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey was used for this study. The analysis primarily focused on subjects aged younger than ...

Previous studies found that uninsured and Medicaid insured cancer patients have poorer outcomes than cancer patients with private insurance. We examined the association between health insurance status and survival of New Jersey patients 18-64 diagnosed with seven common cancers during 1999-2004. Hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals for 5-year cause-specific survival were calculated...

BACKGROUND It is crucial to understand the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This study assesses changes in insurance status of patients visiting community health centers (CHCs) comparing states that expanded Medicaid to those that did not. METHODS Electronic health record data on 875,571 patients aged 19 to 64 years with ≥ 1 visit between 2012 and 2015 in 412 primary care CHCs in 9 ex...

©2015 8872147 Canada Inc. or its licensors CMAJ 1 Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed medically necessary procedure in Canada, and the costs are covered under provincial and territorial health insurance plans. Patients who require this surgery are frequently offered one or more of a number of optional services related to refractive correction during cataract surgery. These services,...

Nationwide, 8 percent of all employment-related health plans were self-insured in 1984, which translates into more than 175,000 self-insured plans according to our latest study of independent health plans. The propensity of an organization to self-insure differs primarily by its size, with large establishments more likely to self-insure. In the overwhelming majority of cases, the self-insured b...

Sir,?I observe from page 14 of your last issue that you propose to refer to the subject of Nursing for the Insured in your next number, as the result of a letter appearing in the November issue from the Clerk to the Cheshire Insurance Committee. I think it may be of interest if the experience of another insurance area is made available. Home nursing has been advocated for a very long time, and ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the perception of women who gave birth in a hospital on health system responsiveness and their satisfaction. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SETTING Four district, one regional and one university hospitals in the Songkhla province, Southern Thailand. PARTICIPANTS All women who delivered in the participating hospitals from November 2007 to December 2008. METHODS All w...

KEY FINDINGS Data from the National Health Interview Survey •Two-thirds of insured adults aged 50-75 were screened for colorectal cancer within the recommended intervals. •Insured women aged 30-39 (90.5%) were more likely than their older peers to be screened for cervical cancer within the recommended intervals. •Seventy-three percent of insured women aged 50-74 had a mammogram in the past 2 ye...