American women's health care: a patchwork quilt with gaps

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There are many obstacles preventing women from receiving adequate health care. Fourteen million women of childbearing age have no insurance, and those who do are twice as likely as men to be underinsured. Diseases that usually occur in men, such as heart attacks and pneumonia, are more completely covered by Medicare than chronic diseases common in women. As the percentage of elderly women grows, this disparity in Medicare coverage will grow even greater. Women receive fewer preventive services than men, and older women are even less likely to receive preventive services. Women are often cared for by several different specialists, which can lead to fragmented care. Research is needed to determine the best ways to provide primary care to women. Medical students and residents should receive training in women's health care. It may be necessary to develop a women's health specialty.

Health aspects, Women, Medical care, Demographic aspects, Women's health

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Practical clinical trials: increasing the value of clinical research for decision making in clinical and health policy

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The health care industry must provide the infrastructure and funds for doing practical clinical trials. This is the name given to clinical trials that are designed specifically to provide answers for large-scale decision makers such as managed care plans, health insurers, hospitals, professional medical societies, and governments. These decision makers who determine health care policy must become more involved in designing and implementing practical clinical trials.

Financial management, Management dynamics, Management, Finance, Clinical trials, Medical policy, Health policy, Company business management, Company financing

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Research at the interface of primary and specialty care

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The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research held a conference in 1995 to address the interaction between primary care physicians and specialists. There has always been substantial overlap between the practices of generalists and specialists, but managed care programs require each to have a clearly defined role. A group of primary care physicians, specialists, managed care representatives, researchers and consumers addressed these issues at the conference.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, Medicine, Practice, Physicians (General practice), General practitioners, Medical specialties, United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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