Browsing by Author "Nardin, Rachel"
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Affordability of health care under publicly subsidized insurance after Massachusetts health care reform: a qualitative study of safety net patients
Zallman, Leah; Nardin, Rachel; Malowney, Monica; Sayah, Assaad; McCormick, Danny (BioMed Central, 2015)Introduction: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the 2006 Massachusetts (MA) health reform law, on which the ACA was based, aimed to improve the affordability of care largely by expanding publicly sponsored insurances. Both ... -
Clinical utility of electrodiagnostic studies in the inpatient setting
Perry, Daryl I.; Tarulli, Andrew W.; Nardin, Rachel Austen; Rutkove, Seward Brian; Gautam, Shiva; Narayanaswami, Pushpa (Wiley, 2009)Nerve conduction studies and electromyograms (EMGs) are most often performed in the outpatient setting in patients with suspected neuromuscular diseases, where they help the physician confirm the clinical diagnosis, assess ... -
Experiences applying for and understanding health insurance under Massachusetts health care reform
Nardin, Rachel; Zallman, Leah; Sayah, Assaad; McCormick, Danny (BioMed Central, 2016)Background: The Affordable Care Act was modeled on the Massachusetts Health Reform of 2006, which reduced the number of uninsured largely through a Medicaid expansion and the provision of publicly subsidized insurance ... -
Impaired Distal Thermoregulation in Diabetes and Diabetic Polyneuropathy
Rutkove, Seward Brian; Veves, Aristidis; Mitsa, Theophano; Nie, Rui; Fogerson, Patricia M.; Garmirian, Lindsay P.; Nardin, Rachel Austen (American Diabetes Association, 2009)Objective: To determine how thermoregulation of the feet is affected by diabetes and diabetic polyneuropathy in both wakefulness and sleep. Research Design and Methods: Normal subjects, diabetic subjects without neuropathy, ... -
Infective Endocarditis in the U.S., 1998–2009: A Nationwide Study
Bor, David Harkavy; Woolhandler, Steffie; Nardin, Rachel Austen; Brusch, John L.; Himmelstein, David Urius (Public Library of Science, 2013)Background: Previous studies based on local case series estimated the annual incidence of endocarditis in the U.S. at about 4 per 100,000 population. Small-scale studies elsewhere have reported similar incidence rates. ... -
Perceived affordability of health insurance and medical financial burdens five years in to Massachusetts health reform
Zallman, Leah; Nardin, Rachel; Sayah, Assaad; McCormick, Danny (BioMed Central, 2015)Introduction: Under the Massachusetts health reform, low income residents (those with incomes below 150 % of the Federal Poverty Level [FPL]) were eligible for Medicaid and health insurance exchange-based plans with minimal ...