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Activity Number:
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579
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Thursday, August 6, 2009 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Health Policy Statistics
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| Abstract - #302803 |
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Title:
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Using the National Health Interview Survey to Monitor Health Insurance and Access to Care
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Author(s):
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Robin A. Cohen*+
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Companies:
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National Center for Health Statistics
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Address:
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3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, MD, 20782,
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Keywords:
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Health Insurance ; Access to care ; Consumer directed health care ; National Health Interview Survey
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Abstract:
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data can be used to monitor access to health care and health insurance in the United States. The NHIS, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics, enables policymakers and researchers to examine trends in health coverage and emerging health care access issues for the U.S. non-institutionalized civilian population. This paper focuses on status changes in health insurance coverage and patterns of health care utilization to demonstrate the depth and versatility of the NHIS health insurance data. Examples of innovative ways to use NHIS data in examining health insurance policy issues at the state level are also presented.
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