A spray track was designed and built to conduct replicated laboratory and field studies to compare different nozzle configurations on the ability of each to achieve lower canopy spray coverage. The purpose was to determine which nozzles might be more affective in preventing or controlling Asian Soybean Rust. Twenty nozzle types were compared in the lab and twelve nozzle types were compared in t...

This Issue Brief provides summary data on the insured and uninsured populations in the nation and in each state. It discusses the characteristics most closely related to an individual's health insurance status. Based on EBRI estimates from the March 1999 Current Population Survey (CPS), it represents 1998 data--the most recent data available. In 1998, 194.7 million nonelderly Americans--81.6 pe...

In the household survey phase of the National Medical Care Utilization and Expenditure Survey of 1980, a survey was conducted of 17,123 persons who constituted a representative sample of the civilian population in the United States not residing in institutions. Through repeated interviews the survey obtained information on the health conditions of these people, the health care services they rec...

Against the backdrop of a sluggish economy and rapidly rising health insurance premiums, the proportion of Americans under age 65 covered by employer-sponsored insurance fell dramatically from 67 percent to 63 percent between 2001 and 2003. Although the decline in employer coverage could have spurred a large increase in the uninsured, the proportion of Americans without health insurance did not...

background: who suggest that family physician is the core in the world efforts for quality improvement, cost ef­fectiveness, and equity in the health care systems. this study evaluates the impact of the program on accessibility of the services, case finding, patient referral, feedback process and insurance coverage in the rural health units. methods: this study was quasi experimental. it compar...

Conducted December 11–29, 2013, The Commonwealth Fund's second Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey interviewed a nationally representative sample of adults who are potentially eligible for the health reform law's new insurance options, whether private plans or Medicaid. Results show that by the end of December, 24 percent of potentially eligible adults had visited a marketplace to find a plan. ...

This paper analyzes the effects of availability of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) on children’s SCHIP enrollment and Medicaid enrollment in addition to more commonly focused overall public and private coverage and the uninsured rate. Linear probability models with controls for state and quarter of year fixed effects were estimated using data from the National Health Inter...

This qualitative content analysis presents subscription databases available to school libraries through statewide purchases. The results may help school librarians evaluate grade and subjectarea coverage, make comparisons to recommended databases, and note potential suggestions for their states to include in future contracts or for local purchase. All states had similar periodicals‘ indexing ve...

Health insurance is crucial to most people for access to needed health care services. Lack of insurance is associated with delays in seeking care, noncompliance with treatment regimens, and poorer health outcomes. (Committee on Consequences of Uninsurance [2002]; Hadley [2002]) Approximately 18 percent of the non-elderly adult US population was uninsured in 1998 and just more than 16 percent in...