Higher mortality in Blacks than Whites has been consistently reported in the US, but previous investigations have not accounted for poverty at the individual level. The health of its population is an important part of the capital of a nation. We examined the association between individual level poverty and disability and racial mortality differences in a 5% Medicare beneficiary random sample fr...

BACKGROUND Community health workers (CHWs) can play important roles in primary health care delivery, particularly in settings of health workforce shortages. However, little is known about CHWs' perceptions of barriers and motivations, as well as those of the beneficiaries of CHWs. In Rwanda, which faces a significant gap in human resources for health, the Ministry of Health expanded its communi...

BACKGROUND Fabry disease (FD) is a rare X-linked lysosomal storage disorder and is included in the Specified Disease Treatment Research Program in Japan, which subsidizes medical care for beneficiaries with rare and other, designated diseases. However, no report on the epidemiologic features of Fabry disease has been published in Japan. METHODS We used clinical research data reports submitted...

During calendar year 1977, Federal, State, and local government retirement systems paid $27.4 billion to 5.0 million persons, of whom 4.3 million were retired employees and 0.7 million were employees’ survivors. Federal Government retirement programs accounted for about two-thirds of all benefits paid ($18.4 billion) and slightly more than half the number of beneficiaries (2.7 million). State a...

This study was undertaken to investigate the impact of microfinance on agricultural productivity by smallholder farmers in Makurdi Metropolis of Benue State, Nigeria. Data were randomly collected from 120 farmers consisting of 60 credit beneficiaries (CB) and 60 non-credit beneficiaries (NCB) by which were analyzed through descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis. The results of ...

The study assessed beneficiaries’ satisfaction in the management of loag-contract components by cooperatives involved in the farm credit delivery in Edo State. The objective was to identify the components of the farm loan contract, examine the management strategies and rate the beneficiaries’ satisfaction of such management strategies. This was done by purposively selecting 40 cooperatives invo...

The study was conducted in the district of Ranchi to determine Awareness respondents towards activities RKVY on both its beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries. 4 villages under Tamar block were chosen randomly, a total 120 (60 60 non-beneficiaries) selected randomly for study. Data collected using pre-structured interview schedule through personnel interviews, results analyzed appropriate statist...

IMPORTANCE Medicare beneficiaries experience errors during transitions among care settings, yielding harms that include unnecessary rehospitalizations. OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether implementation of improved care transitions for patients with Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) insurance is associated with reduced rehospitalizations and hospitalizations in geographic communities. DESIGN, SETTIN...

BACKGROUND Upon signing the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA) on December 8, 2003, President Bush set in motion the greatest change in the Medicare program since its inception in 1965. MMA was implemented on January 1, 2006, and established the Medicare prescription drug benefit, also known as Medicare Part D. Community and managed care pharmacists were essent...

BACKGROUND The simultaneous use of multiple prescription medications has been associated with an increased risk of adverse drug events and other drug-related complications, especially in the elderly. OBJECTIVE To quantify the prevalence of use of multiple medications among a sample of Department of Defense (DoD) health care beneficiaries, aged 65 years and older, who used their TRICARE (milit...