Sentences with phrase «universal health coverage»

By 2020, universal health coverage for at least 80 % of the population will emerge as a key government priority.

The U.S. ranks last in large part due to its lack of universal health coverage which leads to many having limited access and inadequate coverage due to cost.

Under Goal no. 3, which is about global health, I note a need to «achieve universal health coverage,» as well as to «ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health - care services.»

«The data in these new reports are critical inputs to the efforts of policymakers in countries towards universal health coverage that aim to improve the health of their people, communities, and economies.»

For all the heady talk about universal health coverage and / or «Medicare for all,» companies know they're stuck holding a good chunk of the national $ 3.3 trillion medical bill — a bill that has been growing like a parasitic «tapeworm,» as Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett described it in the companies» joint press release.

Both systems are beset by ballooning costs and, especially with a presidential election on the horizon, calls for reform, but a recent study could put ammunition in the hands of people who believe it is time the U.S. ceased to be the only developed nation without universal health coverage.

is a small nonprofit that has been gaining attention this year by attempting to create universal health coverage.

Touching on the efforts to repeal Obamacare, Summers noted that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was built on a conservative approach to providing universal health coverage rather than the more socialist models in effect in countries like Great Britain and Canada.

For example, moderates and progressives may disagree about how to obtain universal health coverage.

But AHIP's Mohit Ghose says universal health coverage would save money in the long run.

Ron Pollack, executive director of Families USA, a nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C., pushing for affordable health care for all Americans, calls the measure «a step in the right direction,» but notes that ultimately the feds need «to extend public programs or provide subsidies, such as refundable tax credits or some other means» to have truly universal health coverage.

The findings are also relevant for policymakers and clinicians, as universal health coverage and free provision of healthcare — and prescriptions in some cases — via the NHS might have worked as a protective factor during economic hardship.

Health assurance encompasses not only universal health coverage but also includes the need to address social determinants of health as well as the notion of accountability, which is in line with the government's commitment to good governance.

To complement and, indeed, actively encourage the state governments to act towards making universal health coverage a people's goal, a nationwide campaign will have to be led by civil society groups, along the lines of recent campaigns to combat corruption and sexual violence.»

Ms. Althauser is a Technical Facilitator for the Joint Learning Network for Universal Health Coverage's Information Technology Initiative, which works with countries in Africa and Asia to establish universal health coverage systems through cross-country learning and collaboration.

That is incommensurate with universal health coverage.

No, the Canadian national universal health coverage is only for Canada citizens and lawful residents.

Margaret has been involved in medical billing for over 30 years and is passionate about well - functioning health financing systems which underpin effective universal health coverage.

Argues that the creation of an explicit health benefits plan — a defined list of services that are and are not available — is an essential element in creating a sustainable system of universal health coverage.

Dental public health advocates and international dental organizations should push for dental care to be included in current discussions about universal health coverage.»

«Third, in countries without universal health coverage, such as the United States, people newly diagnosed with hypertension may face difficulties gaining insurance coverage for a «pre-existing» condition.»

Watsi is a small nonprofit that has been gaining attention this year by attempting to create universal health coverage.

«The results of this study are important to India as it makes choices on how to make progress towards universal health coverage,» said Onno Ruhl, World Bank Group Country Director for India.

In practice, that means, «making sure that everyone has access to what's important: universal health coverage.

He said that a solution existed in the form of universal health coverage, or UHC.

Stephen Timms, the Labour candidate for East Ham, explained one manifesto pledge, explaining: «We should put in place a centre for universal health coverage to encourage and support developing countries as they set up their own universal health systems.

Universal health coverage would be provided through community - rated private insurance plans financed by income tax credits (with a negative income tax for the poor).

No universal health coverage for eut - hanasia.

No universal health coverage for drug addicts or for those having self - inflicted S - TDs.

No universal health coverage for drug addicts or for those having self - inflicted S - TDs like failing to wear a condom).

No universal health coverage for drug addicts or for those having self - inflicted STDs (e.g. not using a condom).

«La Leche League International (LLLI) and the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) celebrate World Health Day 2018 and the concept of UHC (Universal health coverage) which cuts across all of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

A key element of financing for universal health coverage is sharing resources to spread the financial risks of ill - health across the population.

Even in the universal health coverage which we are now talking about at the national level, I started that when I was governor and now my governor has continued and built on that.

«The path to universal health coverage is teamwork.

It's therefore urgent to set out a new, positive vision for health and the health service — a modern NHS that delivers the best care for patients wherever they live, supports world - class scientific research, is supported by all sectors of society working to create a healthier nation, and takes on a global leadership role in advancing the objective of universal health coverage,» says Dr Richard Horton, Editor - in - chief, The Lancet.

Universal health coverage should be ensured for refugees and migrants, both documented and undocumented.

That is why I promote health system strengthening and universal health coverage.

Faith - based organisations are crucial in achieving the promise of universal health coverage — an adequate standard of health care for all people — especially for poor and marginalised groups, according to a new three - part Series on faith - based health care, published in The Lancet.

The authors conclude: «In the immediate future, both the central and state governments should jointly launch a campaign to explain the principles and benefits of universal health coverage and engage with all concerned stakeholders in an atmosphere of a national mission.

Importantly, the World Health Organization confirmed in a statement its engagement to «support countries on the path towards universal health coverage, with the aim of ensuring that all people can access the health services they need, when and where they need them, without facing financial hardship.

I'm enormously proud that Vermont has universal health coverage, was early to support civil unions then gay marriage, and continues to outlaw billboards on the side of the road (just contrast the pleasure of interstate driving in Vermont to the hideousness that is driving in New Hampshire).

In addition, the World Health Organization has declared that all nations are obligated to ensure equitable access to necessary medicines through pharmaceutical policies that work in conjunction with broader systems of universal health coverage.

The right to health or Universal health coverage - A game - changer in the Lok Sabha polls according to Congress.