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The Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Lectures 2002 Fostering Rapid Advances in Health Care (2003) / Chapter Skim
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Uninsured
Pages 15-17

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From page 15...
... There is also evidence that there is poor-quality care in the health care system and particularly problems that the uninsured present in acute care services without health insurance coverage. There is waste to the system from turnover in insurance coverage whereby people change sources of insurance coverage and receive fragmented care as a result.
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From page 16...
... Coverage would be affordable, stable, would provide a choice of plans and would be family centered; it would emphasize providing the right care at the right time; there would be a shared responsibility for health care between patients and their clinicians; it would improve primary preventive care and management of chronic conditions; it would be satisfactory to patients and would promote continuity of care and ease of access of care. In addition, goals of the demonstration would include reducing waste particularly by promoting continuity of care for patient and clinician and improved coordination of care.
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From page 17...
... So when a patient shows up at a health care setting, that setting can access this database, find out if the person is insured, where they are insured and, in particular, if they are not insured, then begin working with that person to be enrolled in an appropriate type of plan. It would also be used for enrollment purposes, so there would be modern electronic enrollment mechanisms that would reduce the current barriers that befall many people who are eligible for public programs but fail to enroll.
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  • improve primary
  • coverage whereby
  • communications technology
  • five state

  • developmental screening
  • chronic conditions
  • basic proposal
  • care services
  • howard hyatt

  • health resources
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  • acute care
  • preventive care
  • insurance clearinghouse

  • current barriers
  • shared responsibility
  • state demonstrations
  • medicaid services
  • fragmented care


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