How The "Great Resignation" and COVID Unemployment Have Eroded the Employer Sponsored Insurance Model and Access to Healthcare
Am J Law Med. 2023 Dec;49(4):415-435. doi: 10.1017/amj.2024.1. Epub 2024 Apr 2.ABSTRACTPre-pandemic, employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) covered 175 million workers and their dependents, the equivalent of 49% of the country's total population. ESI, a valuable tax preference to employer and employee alike, spurred worker job dependence on employers resulting in access to healthcare dependent upon continued employment. With the advent of the pandemic and the dramatic increase in unemployment, the number of uninsured increased by more than 2.7 million people. Then, unemployment proliferated further by an unprecedented e...
Source: American Journal of Law and Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Miriam F Weismann Source Type: research

How The "Great Resignation" and COVID Unemployment Have Eroded the Employer Sponsored Insurance Model and Access to Healthcare
Am J Law Med. 2023 Dec;49(4):415-435. doi: 10.1017/amj.2024.1. Epub 2024 Apr 2.ABSTRACTPre-pandemic, employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) covered 175 million workers and their dependents, the equivalent of 49% of the country's total population. ESI, a valuable tax preference to employer and employee alike, spurred worker job dependence on employers resulting in access to healthcare dependent upon continued employment. With the advent of the pandemic and the dramatic increase in unemployment, the number of uninsured increased by more than 2.7 million people. Then, unemployment proliferated further by an unprecedented e...
Source: American Journal of Law and Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Miriam F Weismann Source Type: research

How The "Great Resignation" and COVID Unemployment Have Eroded the Employer Sponsored Insurance Model and Access to Healthcare
Am J Law Med. 2023 Dec;49(4):415-435. doi: 10.1017/amj.2024.1. Epub 2024 Apr 2.ABSTRACTPre-pandemic, employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) covered 175 million workers and their dependents, the equivalent of 49% of the country's total population. ESI, a valuable tax preference to employer and employee alike, spurred worker job dependence on employers resulting in access to healthcare dependent upon continued employment. With the advent of the pandemic and the dramatic increase in unemployment, the number of uninsured increased by more than 2.7 million people. Then, unemployment proliferated further by an unprecedented e...
Source: American Journal of Law and Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Miriam F Weismann Source Type: research

How The "Great Resignation" and COVID Unemployment Have Eroded the Employer Sponsored Insurance Model and Access to Healthcare
Am J Law Med. 2023 Dec;49(4):415-435. doi: 10.1017/amj.2024.1. Epub 2024 Apr 2.ABSTRACTPre-pandemic, employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) covered 175 million workers and their dependents, the equivalent of 49% of the country's total population. ESI, a valuable tax preference to employer and employee alike, spurred worker job dependence on employers resulting in access to healthcare dependent upon continued employment. With the advent of the pandemic and the dramatic increase in unemployment, the number of uninsured increased by more than 2.7 million people. Then, unemployment proliferated further by an unprecedented e...
Source: American Journal of Law and Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Miriam F Weismann Source Type: research

How The "Great Resignation" and COVID Unemployment Have Eroded the Employer Sponsored Insurance Model and Access to Healthcare
Am J Law Med. 2023 Dec;49(4):415-435. doi: 10.1017/amj.2024.1. Epub 2024 Apr 2.ABSTRACTPre-pandemic, employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) covered 175 million workers and their dependents, the equivalent of 49% of the country's total population. ESI, a valuable tax preference to employer and employee alike, spurred worker job dependence on employers resulting in access to healthcare dependent upon continued employment. With the advent of the pandemic and the dramatic increase in unemployment, the number of uninsured increased by more than 2.7 million people. Then, unemployment proliferated further by an unprecedented e...
Source: American Journal of Law and Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Miriam F Weismann Source Type: research

How The "Great Resignation" and COVID Unemployment Have Eroded the Employer Sponsored Insurance Model and Access to Healthcare
Am J Law Med. 2023 Dec;49(4):415-435. doi: 10.1017/amj.2024.1. Epub 2024 Apr 2.ABSTRACTPre-pandemic, employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) covered 175 million workers and their dependents, the equivalent of 49% of the country's total population. ESI, a valuable tax preference to employer and employee alike, spurred worker job dependence on employers resulting in access to healthcare dependent upon continued employment. With the advent of the pandemic and the dramatic increase in unemployment, the number of uninsured increased by more than 2.7 million people. Then, unemployment proliferated further by an unprecedented e...
Source: American Journal of Law and Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Miriam F Weismann Source Type: research

How The "Great Resignation" and COVID Unemployment Have Eroded the Employer Sponsored Insurance Model and Access to Healthcare
Am J Law Med. 2023 Dec;49(4):415-435. doi: 10.1017/amj.2024.1. Epub 2024 Apr 2.ABSTRACTPre-pandemic, employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) covered 175 million workers and their dependents, the equivalent of 49% of the country's total population. ESI, a valuable tax preference to employer and employee alike, spurred worker job dependence on employers resulting in access to healthcare dependent upon continued employment. With the advent of the pandemic and the dramatic increase in unemployment, the number of uninsured increased by more than 2.7 million people. Then, unemployment proliferated further by an unprecedented e...
Source: American Journal of Law and Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Miriam F Weismann Source Type: research

How The "Great Resignation" and COVID Unemployment Have Eroded the Employer Sponsored Insurance Model and Access to Healthcare
Am J Law Med. 2023 Dec;49(4):415-435. doi: 10.1017/amj.2024.1. Epub 2024 Apr 2.ABSTRACTPre-pandemic, employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) covered 175 million workers and their dependents, the equivalent of 49% of the country's total population. ESI, a valuable tax preference to employer and employee alike, spurred worker job dependence on employers resulting in access to healthcare dependent upon continued employment. With the advent of the pandemic and the dramatic increase in unemployment, the number of uninsured increased by more than 2.7 million people. Then, unemployment proliferated further by an unprecedented e...
Source: American Journal of Law and Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Miriam F Weismann Source Type: research

Association between Medicaid Expansion and Cutaneous Melanoma Diagnosis and Outcomes: Does Where You Live Make a Difference?
CONCLUSIONS: This study underscores the positive association between ME and improved diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes for patients with non-metastatic cutaneous melanoma. These findings advocate for continued efforts to enhance health care accessibility for vulnerable populations.PMID:38553653 | DOI:10.1245/s10434-024-15214-y (Source: Ann Oncol)
Source: Ann Oncol - March 30, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Alicia C Greene Olivia Ziegler McKell Quattrone Michael J Stack Benjamin Becker Colette R Pameijer Chan Shen Source Type: research

The Cost of Poverty: The Relationship Between Insurance Status, Length of Stay, and Discharge Disposition in Trauma Patients
CONCLUSIONS: Excess LOS and complications associated with ELOS were not associated with IS. Although UIPs were younger and had fewer baseline comorbidities, they had longer LOS after regression analysis. While discharge recommendations differed based on insurance status, UIPs had limited access to rehabilitation due to financial disparities. Despite initial treatment team recommendations, UIPs had to be sent home as their lack of insurance precluded inpatient rehabilitation placement.PMID:38554144 | DOI:10.1177/00031348241241656 (Source: The American Surgeon)
Source: The American Surgeon - March 30, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Alexandria M Bontrager Andrew J Medvecz Candice Smith Michael C Smith Source Type: research

Association between Medicaid Expansion and Cutaneous Melanoma Diagnosis and Outcomes: Does Where You Live Make a Difference?
CONCLUSIONS: This study underscores the positive association between ME and improved diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes for patients with non-metastatic cutaneous melanoma. These findings advocate for continued efforts to enhance health care accessibility for vulnerable populations.PMID:38553653 | DOI:10.1245/s10434-024-15214-y (Source: Ann Oncol)
Source: Ann Oncol - March 30, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Alicia C Greene Olivia Ziegler McKell Quattrone Michael J Stack Benjamin Becker Colette R Pameijer Chan Shen Source Type: research

The Cost of Poverty: The Relationship Between Insurance Status, Length of Stay, and Discharge Disposition in Trauma Patients
CONCLUSIONS: Excess LOS and complications associated with ELOS were not associated with IS. Although UIPs were younger and had fewer baseline comorbidities, they had longer LOS after regression analysis. While discharge recommendations differed based on insurance status, UIPs had limited access to rehabilitation due to financial disparities. Despite initial treatment team recommendations, UIPs had to be sent home as their lack of insurance precluded inpatient rehabilitation placement.PMID:38554144 | DOI:10.1177/00031348241241656 (Source: The American Surgeon)
Source: The American Surgeon - March 30, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Alexandria M Bontrager Andrew J Medvecz Candice Smith Michael C Smith Source Type: research

The Cost of Poverty: The Relationship Between Insurance Status, Length of Stay, and Discharge Disposition in Trauma Patients
CONCLUSIONS: Excess LOS and complications associated with ELOS were not associated with IS. Although UIPs were younger and had fewer baseline comorbidities, they had longer LOS after regression analysis. While discharge recommendations differed based on insurance status, UIPs had limited access to rehabilitation due to financial disparities. Despite initial treatment team recommendations, UIPs had to be sent home as their lack of insurance precluded inpatient rehabilitation placement.PMID:38554144 | DOI:10.1177/00031348241241656 (Source: The American Surgeon)
Source: The American Surgeon - March 30, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Alexandria M Bontrager Andrew J Medvecz Candice Smith Michael C Smith Source Type: research

Patient Resiliency and Caregiver Burden After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Resulting in Quadriplegia
Am Surg. 2024 Mar 29:31348241241737. doi: 10.1177/00031348241241737. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTraumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) resulting in quadriplegia is a life-altering injury for patients and caregivers. We conducted a retrospective review of patients treated for tSCI and quadriplegia at a level 1 trauma center to assess quality of life (QOL), socioeconomic factors, and mortality. Patients and caregivers were surveyed. Of the 65 patients included, 33 contacts were made. Seventeen surveys were completed (12 caregivers and 5 patients). Six unreachable patients were confirmed alive via medical record. Mortality ra...
Source: The American Surgeon - March 29, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Caroline W Howell James A Lawrence Hannah M Hinkel Caroline H Clutton Yann-Leei L Lee Jon D Simmons Ashley Y Williams Source Type: research

Patient Resiliency and Caregiver Burden After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Resulting in Quadriplegia
Am Surg. 2024 Mar 29:31348241241737. doi: 10.1177/00031348241241737. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTraumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) resulting in quadriplegia is a life-altering injury for patients and caregivers. We conducted a retrospective review of patients treated for tSCI and quadriplegia at a level 1 trauma center to assess quality of life (QOL), socioeconomic factors, and mortality. Patients and caregivers were surveyed. Of the 65 patients included, 33 contacts were made. Seventeen surveys were completed (12 caregivers and 5 patients). Six unreachable patients were confirmed alive via medical record. Mortality ra...
Source: The American Surgeon - March 29, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Caroline W Howell James A Lawrence Hannah M Hinkel Caroline H Clutton Yann-Leei L Lee Jon D Simmons Ashley Y Williams Source Type: research