Can social policies improve health? A systematic review and meta‐analysis of 38 randomized trials

E Courtin, S Kim, S Song, W Yu… - The Milbank …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Policy Points Social policies might not only improve economic well‐being, but also health.
Health policy experts have therefore advocated for investments in social policies both to …

Associations of socioeconomic status and sleep disorder with depression among US adults

W Li, W Ruan, Y Peng, Z Lu, D Wang - Journal of Affective Disorders, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective We aimed to evaluate the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES), sleep
disorder across adulthood and the prevalence of depression. Methods Participants from the …

[HTML][HTML] Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: online survey

JS Jewell, CV Farewell, C Welton-Mitchell… - JMIR Formative …, 2020 - formative.jmir.org
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had numerous worldwide effects. In the United
States, there have been 8.3 million cases and nearly 222,000 deaths as of October 21 …

Effect of Medicaid expansion on health insurance coverage and access to care among adults with depression

CE Fry, BD Sommers - Psychiatric Services, 2018 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Multiple studies have detailed the relationship between Medicaid expansion
under the Affordable Care Act and various health and financial outcomes. However, fewer …

Cognitive function and cognitive decline among older rural Chinese adults: the roles of social support, pension benefits, and medical insurance

C Peng, JA Burr, SH Han - Aging & mental health, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives This study investigated whether social support, pension benefits, and medical
insurance coverage are related to cognitive function and decline among older rural Chinese …

Impact of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion on utilization of mental health care

J Breslau, B Han, J Lai, H Yu - Medical Care, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: The Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansions (ME) increased insurance
coverage for low-income Americans, among whom unmet need for mental health care is …

Changes in food insecurity and changes in patient-reported outcomes: a nationally representative cohort study

SA Berkowitz, D Palakshappa, HK Seligman… - Journal of General …, 2022 - Springer
Background Cross-sectional studies have found that health-related quality of life and mental
health are worse among food-insecure compared with food-secure individuals. However …

Disability-related disparities in access to health care before (2008–2010) and after (2015–2017) the Affordable Care Act

HS Kaye - American journal of public health, 2019 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. To explore the effect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on disparities in access to
health care based on disability status, as well as age, income, race, and ethnicity. Methods …

The financial burden after liver transplantation is significant among commercially insured adults: A large US National Cohort

SR Lieber, Y Jiang, AR Jones, P Gowda… - Liver …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Liver transplantation (LT) is lifesaving for patients with cirrhosis; however, the resultant
financial burden to patients has not been well characterized. We aimed to provide a …

The bidirectional relationship between debts and common mental disorders: Results of a longitudinal population-based study

M Ten Have, M Tuithof, S Van Dorsselaer… - … and Policy in Mental …, 2021 - Springer
Researchers and politicians have regularly expressed their worries about a widening of
socioeconomic inequalities in physical and mental health. Debts have been relatively …