Diabetes control in public assistance recipients and free/low-cost medical care program beneficiaries in Japan: a retrospective cross-sectional study by Daisuke Nishioka, Mitsuhiko Funakoshi, Seiji Haruguchi, Sakae Yonemura, Takashi Takebe, Misato Nonaka, Sanae Iwashita

“…Data on predictive variables, such as glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) level and control variables, including sex, age and insurance type, were obtained retrospectively. The HbA1c levels among public health insurance (PHI)-only beneficiaries, FLCMC programme beneficiaries and PARs were compared using logistic regression analysis.Results The analysis included 874 individuals, among whom the majority were men (61.7%) and aged≥65 years (58.4%). …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on type 2 diabetes care and factors associated with care disruption in Kenya and Tanzania by Richard E. Sanya, Caroline H. Karugu, Peter Binyaruka, Shukri F. Mohamed, Lyagamula Kisia, Peter Kibe, Irene Mashasi, Grace Mhalu, Christopher Bunn, Manuela Deidda, Frances S. Mair, Eleanor Grieve, Cindy M. Gray, Sally Mtenga, Gershim Asiki

“…Tanzania had a lower likelihood of severe disruption among insured patients (aOR, 0.51[95%CI, 0.33–0.79]; p = 0.003) but higher likelihood among patients with low economic status (aOR, 1.81[95%CI, 1.14–2.88]; p = 0.011). …”
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Income Dynamics and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: A Nationwide Population-based Cohort Study by Yong-Moon Mark Park, Benjamin C. Amick III, Pearl A. McElfish, Clare C. Brown, Mario Schootman, Marie-Rachelle Narcisse, Seong-Su Lee, Yoon Jin Choi, Kyungdo Han

“…We determined income levels based on health insurance premiums and assessed annual income quartiles for the baseline year and the four preceding years. …”
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Important Things to Know about Medicare: Chapter One--Who Is Eligible for Medicare, and Do I Have To Sign Up for It? by Amanda Terminello, Martie Gillen

“…The series will provide general information about Medicare, including the four major plans, supplemental policies, interactions with different types of insurance, and assistance programs. As an older adult citizen of the United States, it is important to understand the structure of Medicare and how it affects you. …”
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Important Things to Know about Medicare: Chapter Four--Medicare Part C – Medicare Advantage by Amanda Terminello, Martie Gillen

“…The series will provide general information about Medicare, including the four major plans, supplemental policies, interactions with different types of insurance, and assistance programs. As an older adult citizen of the United States, it is important to understand the structure of Medicare and how it affects you. …”
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La téléconsultation médicale au secours des territoires normands : quels retours d’usage ? by Sarah Le Hir

“…It also changed the relationship of the French to teleconsultation, going from anecdotal experiences to an almost compulsory recourse during this period : 18.4 million acts were reimbursed by Health Insurance, at the heart of the crisis in 2020. Now, and yet outside confinement, teleconsultation is envisaged by the public authorities, by certain doctors and by a certain number of patients, as a solution to medical desertification, the aging of the population and the emergency crisis. …”
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Important Things to Know about Medicare: Chapter Four--Medicare Part C – Medicare Advantage by Amanda Terminello, Martie Gillen

“…The series will provide general information about Medicare, including the four major plans, supplemental policies, interactions with different types of insurance, and assistance programs. As an older adult citizen of the United States, it is important to understand the structure of Medicare and how it affects you. …”
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Important Things to Know about Medicare: Chapter Nine--How should I decide how I want to get my Medicare? by Amanda Terminello, Martie Gillen

“…The series will provide general information about Medicare, including the four major plans, supplemental policies, interactions with different types of insurance, and assistance programs. As an older adult citizen of the United States, it is important to understand the structure of Medicare and how it affects you. …”
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Important Things to Know about Medicare Chapter Five: Medicare Part D--Prescription Drug Coverage by Amanda Terminello, Martie Gillen

“…The series will provide general information about Medicare, including the four major plans, supplemental policies, interactions with different types of insurance, and assistance programs. As an older adult citizen of the United States, it is important to understand the structure of Medicare and how it affects you. …”
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Dynamic Proportional Reinsurance and Approximations for Ruin Probabilities in the Two-Dimensional Compound Poisson Risk Model by Yan Li, Guoxin Liu

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Important Things to Know about Medicare: Introduction and Overview by Amanda Terminello, Martie Gillen

“…The series will provide general information about Medicare, including the four major plans, supplemental policies, interactions with different types of insurance, and assistance programs. As an older adult citizen of the United States, it is important to understand the structure of Medicare and how it affects you. …”
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Important Things to Know about Medicare: Introduction and Overview by Amanda Terminello, Martie Gillen

“…The series will provide general information about Medicare, including the four major plans, supplemental policies, interactions with different types of insurance, and assistance programs. As an older adult citizen of the United States, it is important to understand the structure of Medicare and how it affects you. …”
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Drug Cost-Effectiveness Assessments Require Standards for Rigor and Inclusion by Tia Goss Sawhney, Neil Thakur

“…ICER’s cost effectiveness assessments are increasingly being used to support health insurance coverage and healthcare policy decisions. …”
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Important Things to Know about Medicare: Chapter Six--”Medigap” Policies by Amanda Terminello, Martie Gillen

“…The series will provide general information about Medicare, including the four major plans, supplemental policies, interactions with different types of insurance, and assistance programs. As an older adult citizen of the United States, it is important to understand the structure of Medicare and how it affects you. …”
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Estimating the Gerber-Shiu Expected Discounted Penalty Function for Lévy Risk Model by Yujuan Huang, Wenguang Yu, Yu Pan, Chaoran Cui

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Important Things to Know about Medicare: Chapter Ten--Key Terms, Additional Resources, List of Handouts, and References by Amanda Terminello, Martie Gillen

“…The series will provide general information about Medicare, including the four major plans, supplemental policies, interactions with different types of insurance, and assistance programs. As an older adult citizen of the United States, it is important to understand the structure of Medicare and how it affects you. …”
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A Method for Detecting Fungal Contamination in Paperboard Cartons by J. A. Narciso, M. E. Parish

“…This method incorporates routinely used mycological techniques, including medium and incubation procedures which insure that conditions for fungal growth are optimal and results will be reliable.  …”
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Important Things to Know about Medicare: Chapter Six--”Medigap” Policies by Amanda Terminello, Martie Gillen

“…The series will provide general information about Medicare, including the four major plans, supplemental policies, interactions with different types of insurance, and assistance programs. As an older adult citizen of the United States, it is important to understand the structure of Medicare and how it affects you. …”
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Speed Control Strategy for Dynamic Property Under the Condition of Small Attachment Coefficient of HEV with Electric-mechanical Control CVT by Ye Ming, Ma Xiang, Peng Jiang, Li Si

“…Under the working condition of speed up climbing and in different start- up modes,the CVT ratio control under the condition of small attachment coefficient can be decided through the demand torque,and by this CVT ratio control to insure the vehicle driving wheel without slipping phenomenon under the condition of the accelerator fully open. …”
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Important Things to Know about Medicare Chapter Five: Medicare Part D--Prescription Drug Coverage by Amanda Terminello, Martie Gillen

“…The series will provide general information about Medicare, including the four major plans, supplemental policies, interactions with different types of insurance, and assistance programs. As an older adult citizen of the United States, it is important to understand the structure of Medicare and how it affects you. …”
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