Sentences with phrase «timely access to medical care»

Fistula is a condition resulting from prolonged, obstructed labor; it is typically due to lack of timely access to medical care (it's most prevalent in rural Africa and parts of Asia) and usually results in a stillborn child and a hole in the tissue of the bladder and / or rectum (due to prolonged pressure from the baby) that results in the uncontrollable passage of urine and / or feces.

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«Our findings suggest that despite the insurance expansion under the Massachusetts reform, access to timely outpatient visits to a doctor may not have improved much,,» said Danny McCormick, MD, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, a primary care physician at Cambridge Health Alliance, and the study's lead author.

The purpose of accident benefits is to ensure that victims receive timely access to essential benefits, such as medical / rehabilitation, attendant care, and income replacement.