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Title: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEALTH COVERAGE AND USE OF PREVENTIVE MEDICAL SERVICES
Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis
Publication Year: 2013
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Abstract: Health care coverage is a major topic of debate in the United States. The cost of American health care continues to increase and currently exceeds that of any other nation. This factor may affect health care providers, employers, and the general population. The United States remains alone among the economic developed countries in not providing health care coverage to its entire population. This has become a national dilemma resulting in hospitalizations and expensive treatments for diseases that, if detected early through preventative medical services, could have possible been prevented. The purpose of the current quantitative, comparative study was to analyze the utilization of preventive medical services rendered to the adult population of the United States age 18 and older, depending on the type of health care coverage, for the years 2003 to 2007. The data were compiled from two national public domain repositories, the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and the National Health Interview Survey. The Chi-square test was performed to determine the relationship between the health coverage and the utilization of preventive medical services. The Bonferroni correction method was used to decrease the possibility of inflated Type I error. The majority of the findings indicated a statistically significant relationship between access to medical care and utilization of preventive services. This study outlined the importance of medical coverage and provided great insight into its association with utilization of preventative services.
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Authors: Pustylnik, Nina
Institution: University of Phoenix
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Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Health
Countries: United States