OBJECTIVES This study compared utilization of health care services by children with chronic conditions who were insured by either Medicaid or an employer group in 1992 and 1993. Five chronic conditions were selected to illustrate patterns of service use: asthma, attention deficit disorder, diabetes, epilepsy, and sickle cell anemia. METHODOLOGY Administrative databases were used to develop es...

Based on data for private wage and salary workers in May 1988, this article examined pension coverage under two types of employer-sponsored pension plans. Some of the factors associated with employer-financed pension coverage were also examined, and comparisons were made to findings on pension coverage of full-time workers in 1972, 1979, and 1983. "Covered" workers were defined as those actuall...

We design a model-based field experiment to estimate the nature and magnitude of workers’ social preferences towards their employers. We hire 446 workers for a one-time task. Within worker, we vary (i) piece rates; (ii) whether the work has payoffs only for the worker, or also for the employer; and (iii) the return to the employer. We then introduce a surprise increase or decrease in pay (‘gift...

An Employee Value Proposition (EVP) is the one of a kind arrangement of benefits an employee gets consequently for the skills, capabilities and experience they convey to an organization. An EVP is about characterizing the substance of your organization and how it is special and what it remains for. Employer brand is a mind boggling and particular mix of promises, opportunities and experience of...

Abstract Background Paired with other active antiretrovirals (ARVs), fostemsavir (FTR) may offer heavily treatment-experienced (HTE) people HIV (PWH) options for continuing effective treatment. Durability and effectiveness of FTR-containing regimens in routine clinical care the United States were assessed. Methods Electronic health record data from OPERA® cohort used to identify adults initiati...

This article addresses a new initiative of the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) to contract on a group basis with: employer self-insurance plans, unions, group health insurance companies, and Taft-Hartley Health and Welfare Funds for groups of Medicare beneficiaries. under this new concept, Medicare beneficiaries may elect in the future to obtain Medicare coverage through their group...

Abstract Background HIV-associated wasting (i.e., progressive, involuntary weight loss with both fat and lean tissue loss; HIVAW) is an under-appreciated AIDS-defining illness; the 2012-2018 period prevalence was reported as 18% in a recent claims study United States. We aimed to assess association between incident HIVAW/low all-cause mortality era of modern combination antiretroviral therapy (...

The free circulation of workers and services in the European Union after its latest enlargements has been believed to foster a ‘race to the bottom’ in wage standards. This paper explains the strategies of national employer associations towards labour market regulations geared to protect national wage standards in the context of labour mobility. First, this article shows that employers in nontra...