Malaria remains to be a huge problem in developing countries. We cannot ignore this problem as we try to eradicate global poverty. Malaria causes a downward spiral of poverty without effective interventions. It causes huge ...

The growing interest surrounding the estimated 11 million unaccounted, undocumented immigrants in America brings to light the issue not only from a governmental policy perspective, but also on a community level framework ...

Within this paper, I present an argument for the expansion of coordinated healthcare programs, which provide the greatest potential for improvement in health outcomes for those who are currently receiving the worst care ...

Significant health inequalities exist between the Navajo tribe and the US population as a whole and are worsening over time. I argue that while these health issues are concerning, there are also larger systemic issues ...

The pediatric medical home is a family-centered approach to providing comprehensive primary care. In a medical home, healthcare professionals work with patients and their families to ensure all medical and non-medical ...

Among industrialized nations, twenty-eight of the twenty-nine cited by the World Health Organiztion have some form of universal healthcare. The exception is the United States. Poor people are the most likely to be uninsured ...

Contemporary means of healthcare for both the uninsured and underinsured lead to insufficient access to medical resources and disproportionately poor health outcomes for both groups. Current obstacles to access include ...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or ACA), passed on March 23, 2010, is the most comprehensive U.S. healthcare reform legislature enacted since the passage of Medicaid and Medicare in 1965. The overarching ...

The uninsured . . . are often denied care that is available to people with insurance. Many uninsured people do not receive important preventative health services such as cholesterol blood tests or screening for potentially ...

Essentially, PRWORA [Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act] promised to decrease welfare spending by $55 billion over five years, limit welfare receipt to two years after which time recipients ...