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Health Policy Institute Georgetown University

WebThe Health Policy Institute is a multi-disciplinary group of faculty and staff dedicated to conducting research on key issues in health policy and health services research. …

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Disease Management Programs: Improving health while reducing …

WebPeople with chronic conditions generally use more health care services, including physician visits, hospital care, and prescription drugs.(1) Increases in the …

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Cultural Competence in Health Care: Is it important for people …

WebVisit profiles to view data profiles and issue briefs from the series Challenges for the 21st Century: Chronic and Disabling Conditions as well as data profiles on young …

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Screening for Chronic Conditions

WebChronic conditions or risk factors for chronic con-ditions can be detected during routine physical exams. Discussions during physical exams about risk-related …

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Obesity Among Older Americans

WebOlder men and women have nearly identical obesity rates – 23 and 24 percent. However, men age 51 and older are much more likely to be overweight than women of the same …

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Older Hispanic Americans

WebOver 41 million Americans ages 50 and older have any of five common chronic conditions. Almost 3 million of adults with these conditions are Hispanic Americans. Some 56 …

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Rural and Urban Health Health Policy Institute Georgetown …

WebHealth care expenditures are slightly higher for the rural population. Median total health care expenditures for the rural population — $434 — are slightly higher than those for …

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Childhood Obesity: A lifelong threat to health Health Policy

WebVisit profiles to view data profiles on chronic and disabling conditions and on young retirees and older workers. Almost 14 million children — 24 percent of the U.S. population ages 2 …

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Substance Abuse: Facing the Costs

WebSubstance abuse is a preventable and treatable condition that imposes tremendous financial and social costs. Societal costs of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use are nearly 6 …

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Oral Health Care: Can access to services be improved

WebVisit profiles to view data profiles and issue briefs from the series Challenges for the 21st Century: Chronic and Disabling Conditions as well as data profiles on young retirees and …

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Visual Impairments Health Policy Institute Georgetown University

WebVisual impairments, including blindness, are one of the leading causes of loss of independence among people age 65 and older. (1) Costs related to visual impairments …

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Workers Affected by Chronic Conditions: How can workplace …

WebVisit profiles to view data profiles and issue briefs from the series Challenges for the 21st Century: Chronic and Disabling Conditions as well as data profiles on young retirees and …

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Low Health Literacy Skills Increase Annual Health Care …

WebHealth literacy refers to the set of skills needed to read, understand, and act on basic health care information. Over 90 million adults with low health literacy skills (see box below) …

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Archived Publications Health Policy Institute Georgetown …

WebTo search by researcher, use the “Find” command in your browser and search by last name. AHP Report Documents Understanding Changes in Prescription Drug Coverage for …

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Chronic Back Pain Health Policy Institute Georgetown University

WebSome 16 million adults — 8 percent of all adults — experience persistent or chronic back pain, and as a result are limited in certain everyday activities. Back pain is the sixth most …

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Prescription Drugs Health Policy Institute Georgetown University

WebPrescription drugs are costly. Some $73 billion — almost 16 percent of total health care expenditures — was spent on prescription drugs for adults in 1998. (1) Prescription …

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Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services: Whose responsibility …

WebVisit profiles to view data profiles and issue briefs from the series Challenges for the 21st Century: Chronic and Disabling Conditions as well as data profiles on young retirees and …

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Publications and Articles

WebThe Medicare and Medicaid Research Project, directed by Jack Hoadley and Laura Summer, conducts research on program financing, policy, design and …

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