Background The number of adults in their 50s and 60s in the United States who do not have
health insurance is increasing. This group may be particularly vulnerable to the ill effects of …

Objectives. This study examined the association between intermittent lack of health
insurance coverage and use of preventive health services. Methods. Analyses focused on …

Background. Millions of Americans are intermittently uninsured. The health consequences of
this are not known. Setting. National survey. Participants. Six thousand seventy-two …

Background A Medicare effect has been described to account for increased health care
utilization occurring at the age of 65 years. The existence of such an effect in cancer care …

Background: Although individuals' health insurance coverage changes frequently, previous
analyses have not accounted for changes in insurance coverage over time. Objective: We …

The aim of this cross sectional study was to investigate whether holding a private health plan
affects the consumption of medical services (hospitalization and visits to a doctor) and use of …

Little is known about the use of private prayer following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
surgery. Using information from a computerized database and responses to two …

Background Adults in late middle age who lack health insurance are more likely to die or
experience a decline in their overall health. Because most estimates of the uninsured are …

OBJECTIVES: Data on near-elderly (ages 55–64) women's access to and use of health care
have been limited. In this study, we sought to examine the status of near-elderly women's …

Background: Millions of Americans lack or lose health insurance annually, yet how health
characteristics predict insurance acquisition and loss remains unclear. Objective: To …