Support for National Health Insurance among U.S. Physicians: 5 Years Later Background: The increasing costs of health care and health insurance have concerned Americans for some time (1). The number of uninsured Americans increased by 2.2 million to 47 million in the most recent census. This is the largest increase reported by the U.S. Census Bureau since 1992 (2). In a 2002 survey of physician...

This submission was prepared by the National Health Law and Family Law Sections of the Canadian Bar Association, with assistance from the Legislation and Law Reform Directorate at the National Office. The submission has been reviewed by the Legislation and Law Reform Committee and approved by the Executive Officers as a public statement by the National Health Law and Family Law Sections of the ...

BACKGROUND The Ugandan government recognizes mental health as a serious public health and development concern, and has of recent implemented a number of reforms aimed at strengthening the country's mental health system. The aim of this study was to provide a profile of the current mental health policy, legislation and services in Uganda. METHODS A survey was conducted of public sector mental ...

BACKGROUND Mental health system reform is urgently needed in Gaza to respond to increasing mental health consequences of conflict. Evidence from mental health systems research is needed to inform decision-making. We aimed to provide new knowledge on current mental health policy and legislation, and services and resource use, in Gaza to identify quality gaps and areas for urgent intervention. ...

BACKGROUND Health personnel at sub-district health promotion hospitals (SD-HPHs) are assigned to take responsibility for 15 activities related to health product risk management and surveillance (HP-RM&S). This cross-sectional survey aimed to identify factors that determined their job performance and to record their expressed needs to support HP-RM&S operation. In this study, job performance was...

BACKGROUND Nearly 40 million persons in the United States were without health insurance for all of 2000. National health insurance would remedy this situation, and many believe the success of reform efforts in this direction may depend on physician support. OBJECTIVE To determine the general attitudes of U.S. physicians toward the financing of national health care. DESIGN Cross-sectional st...

BACKGROUND In 2006, Massachusetts passed sweeping health care reform legislation aimed at improving access to health care for residents. This study investigates how this landmark legislation affected contraceptive access for low-income women. STUDY DESIGN This study included (a) 16 in-depth interviews with family planning providers, (b) 9 focus group discussions with 52 low-income English- an...

Health policy in the United States is at a new juncture in its development. Policy choices can be made based on three decades of experience during which diverse policy goals were established in succession. Health policy is also at a point where occupational therapists can make substantial contributions. In recent legislation and other health policy, the patient's functional status and quality o...

This review of governance distinguishes between ends and means and, by highlighting the complexity and differing definitions of the concept, defines its scope and focuses discussion on its characteristics in order to establish an interrelationship between veterinary legislation and governance. Good governance must be backed by legislation, and good legislation must incorporate the principles an...