Washington: Round 1 - State-Level Field Network Study of the Implementation of the Affordable Care Act

This report is part of a series of 21 state and regional studies examining the rollout of the ACA. The national network -- with 36 states and 61 researchers -- is led by the Rockefeller Institute of Government, the public policy research arm of the State University of New York, the Brookings Institution, and the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania.The state of Washington is expanding its Medicaid program and operating its own health insurance marketplace, as authorized by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The state legislature made the decision to run an insurance exchange in 2011, ahead of the June 2012 Supreme Court decision on the ACA's constitutionality, and well in advance of the 2012 presidential election. On July 1, 2013, Governor Jay Inslee signed the state's biennial budget, which authorized Medicaid expansion. Thus began the formal action signaling Washington State's intent to fully implement the ACA

Risk Factors for Hospital Malpractice Exposure: Implications for Managers and Insurers

The possibility of identifying certain variables that might serve as predictors of above- or below-average medical malpractice claims experience was explored. Results showed that it is possible to identify significant risk factors

“Our Misak Identity Is the Spinal Cord of Our Education”: Oral History of Gerardo Tunubalá Velasco

The Misak people of Colombia are respected worldwide for recovering their ancestral Land, revitalizing their native language and culture, and building an education system from pre-school to university centered in traditional values and worldviews. Through this oral history with Gerardo Tunubalá Velasco, Misak educational leader and co-founder of the Misak University, we learn about his efforts alongside his community to create and sustain an autonomous educational system that guarantees the rights and dignity of Indigenous peoples in Colombia and beyond. His story, grounded in a profound love and communion with Land, speaks of the importance of Land recovery for Indigenous peoples’ sovereignty and resilience. The article opens with an introduction to Gerardo’s ongoing participation in a human rights education class and closes with a reflection by co-author Patricia Rojas-Zambrano, who writes from her positionality as a non-Indigenous Colombian living in the United States today

The Sexual Impact of Infertility Among Women Seeking Fertility Care.

IntroductionInfertility affects approximately 6.7 million women in the United States. Couples with infertility have significantly more anxiety, depression, and stress. This is compounded by the fact that almost 40% of couples undergoing assisted reproduction technology still cannot conceive, which can have an ongoing effect on quality of life, marital adjustment, and sexual impact.AimTo assess the sexual impact of infertility in women undergoing fertility treatment.MethodsThis study is a cross-sectional analysis of women in infertile couples seeking treatment at academic or private infertility clinics. Basic demographic information was collected. Respondents were surveyed regarding sexual impact and perception of their infertility etiology. Multivariate regression analyses were used to identify factors independently associated with increased sexual impact.Main outcome measureSexual impact of perceived fertility diagnosis.ResultsIn total, 809 women met the inclusion criteria, of whom 437 (54%) agreed to participate and 382 completed the sexual impact items. Most of the infertility was female factor only (58.8%), whereas 30.4% of infertility was a combination of male and female factors, 7.3% was male factor only, and 3.5% was unexplained infertility. In bivariate and multivariate analyses, women who perceived they had female factor only infertility reported greater sexual impact compared with woman with male factor infertility (P = .01). Respondents who were younger than 40 years experienced a significantly higher sexual impact than respondents older than 40 years (P < .01). When stratified by primary and secondary infertility, respondents with primary infertility overall reported higher sexual impact scores.ConclusionIn women seeking fertility treatment, younger age and female factor infertility were associated with increased sexual impact and thus these women are potentially at higher risk of sexual dysfunction. Providers should consider the role young age and an infertility diagnosis plays in a women's sexual well-being

The Ursinus Weekly, November 15, 1965

Summer pre-professional traineeships offered • Return of the Duke soph dance • Freeland a-go-go scores success • Letter from the National Student Committee for Defense of Vietnam • UC receives Kodak grant of $2,400 • Gateway to careers available to seniors • Far Corners coffee house offers diversion for students • B\u27Chem Society hears two guests • Winter gym hours now arranged • Bethlehem jazz group performs Sunday in chapel • Library science consultant on campus Dec. 1 • Editorial: Bomberger basement disgrace; New eligibility rule announced; Communication defect at UC • Antiqua Players feature early music at Forum; Demonstrate variations of 5 centuries • Handicaps • Upperclassman pokes fun at Ursinus institutions, students in rollicking, satirical essay • Hobart foils winless UC: Tracey scores lone Bear TD • UC jars S\u27thmore 12-0 • Mule booters top UC • Intramural corner • Greek gleaningshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1210/thumbnail.jp

La inserción profesional en el ámbito académico de los estudiantes avanzados de la Carrera de Sociología de la UBA : ¿Un sueño imposible?

En esta ponencia se analiza las expectativas de inserción en el ámbito académico de los estudiantes avanzados de la carrera de sociología de la UBA. Para ello se utilizarán los resultados provenientes del proyecto UBACyT “La enseñanza de metodología de investigación en sociología: una mirada desde los estudiantes”. A través de dicha investigación, se ha intentado reflexionar acerca de aspectos vinculados a la formación metodológica ofrecida por la Carrera de Sociología, desde la perspectiva de los estudiantes a medida que progresan en su cursada. Una de las líneas derivadas del trabajo investigativo mencionado, estudia las expectativas de inserción profesional entre los estudiantes que se encuentran próximos a su egreso, siendo esta temática la enfocada en esta ponencia.Mesa 29: Juventud divino tesoro: jóvenes, trabajo y educación.Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educació

The Ursinus Weekly, March 21, 1966

Senior Prom is lovely Polynesian paradise: Name perm officers, lord & lady • Ross to speak on retarded children • Pi Nu sponsors S-F Songfest • Romane named editor: Production editors also announced; Will take over in April • Seven junior men named to Cub and Key at Prom • Thirteen enroll to visit Europe with seminar • IRC attends Model United Nations • Senior concert finale • Campus Chest is coming • Cast named for Curtain Club Spring play • Editorial: Constructive criticism; A note of thanks • Hinkle will leave Curtain Club at it\u27s highest peak in years: Outgoing director names Adding machine no. 1 play • Fall orientation proven a flop • Thief pardoned: Maps reappear in torn atlases • The most fun on campus discovered behind the swinging kitchen doors • Intramural corner • Girls\u27 basketball season: Overpowers Owls; Dominate Beaver; UC bows to Rams; 6 outplay 1 ; UC beats Cheyney • Greek gleanings • Y tutors cooperate with local NAACP • Ursinus golf team to play on Limerick coursehttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1221/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, October 18, 1965

All freshmen offered free concert trip • Frats offer pre-rushing advice to frosh • Curtain Club selects cast for Rice\u27s The Adding machine • Editorial: The Parents\u27 Day predicament • Dean\u27s List published: 114 students honored • Spanish Club organizes • Fletcher gives ACS address • International career and study conferences set • Freshman class elects officers • Waldo joins history staff • Town book store opens today • Groups discuss A plus topic pick • Hilderbrand speaks to 230 at neighborhood good will dinner • Chapel schedule • Editorial: Dining hall difficulties • Religion may die warns Dr. Miller; Forum speaker stirs audience • Library inventory bewilders many honest students • 100% organization revitalizing UC • Glossacelia phenomenon makes smashing debut at Kaffee Klatch • Rosemont varsity bows to UC\u27s JV • JV squad victors over Chestnut Hill • Wilkes swamps UC • Intramural corner • Soccer team loses • Weekly feature editor nominates character for Snob\u27s hall of fame • Music groups select new officers • Greek gleaningshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1206/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, November 8, 1965

The Agency presents Susan Starr in concert: Famous pianist accompanied by Lansdowne Symphony • Travel seminar plans in progress • Queen Marianne reigns over Homecoming festivities • Antiqua Players scheduled for November 10 Forum • Federal service exam, December 4 • Pioneering the past an adventure for all • Editorial: Bribery and misrepresentation • Wismer furor reinvestigated: Weekly reporter interviews Mrs. Otterstetter • Omwake and Bach Dormitories: Special lounge accommodations upon Dean\u27s invitation • The Far Corners an oasis from boredom • Letters to the editor • West Chester ekes by Ursinus 4-3 • Ursinus loses Homecoming game: Haverford beats Bears 22-6 • UC outclasses LaSalle • Greek gleaningshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1209/thumbnail.jp