Subjects having low household income and
catastrophic illness were associated with CVD ( P < 0.001 and P = 0.037).
Objective Identifying trends in
catastrophic illness patterns as well as determinant factors of variation due to pathology and type of mandatory contribution regime in people affiliated to SaludCoop (a health promoting company forming part of Colombian's health and social security system).
As far as the classification of
catastrophic illnesses is concerned, it should be noted that certain transport costs or drugs might become might be catastrophic whilst the costs of some chronic illnesses could be borne by the household.
They want the ability to tailor insurance coverage to specific groups and to see the state approve a basic policy that covers only
catastrophic illness, rather than mandated universal coverage.
* Every 2 minutes an NEA member will suffer some form of
catastrophic illness.
The organization's objective is to respond to cases of
catastrophic illness or injury where all insurance benefits and other sources of aid are insufficient.
Factor into your plans adequate funds for emergencies and unplanned expenses such as unemployment,
catastrophic illness or necessary home repairs.
Some have lost money from higher-than-expected utilization and isolated (but expensive) cases of
catastrophic illness in their facilities.
"Salick's experience has been dealing with
catastrophic illness and long-term, multidisciplinary care," says Brian Saltzman, head of Bentley's HIV program in New York City and former codirector of the Beth Israel Medical Center AIDS In-patient Unit.
While HMOs are good at providing preventive care that keeps people healthy, they can be deadly when handling
catastrophic illness of any kind.
Republicans are now proposing that half a million beneficiaries join medical savings account plans (M.S.A.s), private high-deductible health insurance policies that cover
catastrophic illness.
It will apply not only to those with AIDS but to anyone who has a
catastrophic illness. Before, people who wanted to work had no choice but to go on welfare because then the government would pay for their drugs, which can cost hundreds of dollars a month.
