Chronic Burdens: The Persistently High Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenses Faced by Many Americans With Chronic Conditions

Outlines trends in the long-term financial burden insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs pose on patients with chronic illnesses. Analyzes data by number of conditions, income, and percentage of income spent and examines the composition of expenses

Who Are the Uninsured Eligible for Premium Subsidies in the Health Insurance Exchanges?

Outlines characteristics of the uninsured who will be eligible for subsidies in insurance exchanges in 2014, including health, access to care, age, income, and attitudes about insurance. Explores policy implications for enrollment and adverse selection

State Variation in Primary Care Physician Supply: Implications for Health Reform Medicaid Expansions

Examines regional and state variations in primary care supply, physicians' acceptance of new patients, and capacity to meet increased demand from Medicaid's expansion. Considers policy implications, including reimbursement and scope-of-practice issues

Do Reductions in Medicaid/SCHIP Enrollment Increase Emergency Department Use Among Low-Income Persons?

Outlines estimates of the impact on emergency department visits by the uninsured and the overall low-income population if Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program enrollment and physicians' acceptance rates of Medicaid patients were to fall

Medical Bill Problems Steady for U.S. Families, 2007-2010

Examines changes in the proportion of people in families having difficulty paying medical bills during the recession by age group, insurance status, income, amount owed, amount paid off, and estimated time to pay off bills. Considers contributing factors

How Engaged Are Consumers in Their Health and Health Care, and Why Does It Matter?

Summarizes findings on U.S. patients' ability to manage their health and health care by income level, education, Medicaid status, and health status. Examines access to care by level of engagement among the chronically ill. Discusses policy implications

A Growing Hole in the Safety Net: Physician Charity Care Declines Again

Examines reasons for the decline in the number of physicians providing free or reduced cost health care in proportion to the number of uninsured Americans, in the last decade. Includes implications related to the decline in access to medical care

Falling Behind: Americans' Access to Medical Care Deteriorates, 2003-2007

Presents survey results on access to medical care for the insured and the uninsured, the healthy and the ill, and for children in wealthy and poor families. Discusses causes of unmet needs such as rising costs and obstacles in the health system and plans

Ghrelin axis genes, peptides and receptors : recent findings and future challenges

The ghrelin axis consists of the gene products of the ghrelin gene (GHRL), and their receptors, including the classical ghrelin receptor GHSR. While it is well-known that the ghrelin gene encodes the 28 amino acid ghrelin peptide hormone, it is now also clear that the locus encodes a range of other bioactive molecules, including novel peptides and non-coding RNAs. For many of these molecules, the physiological functions and cognate receptor(s) remain to be determined. Emerging research techniques, including proteogenomics, are likely to reveal further ghrelin axis-derived molecules. Studies of the role of ghrelin axis genes, peptides and receptors, therefore, promises to be a fruitful area of basic and clinical research in years to come