Access to Health Care and Mental Health – Evidence from the ACA Preexisting Conditions Provision

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt Hampton ◽  
Otto Lenhart
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Preexisting Conditions

scholarly journals Asylum seekers’ and refugees’ experiences of accessing health care: a qualitative study

BJGP Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. BJGPO.2021.0059
Author(s):  
Ashrafunnesa Khanom ◽  
Wadad Alanazy ◽  
Lauren Couzens ◽  
Bridie Angela Evans ◽  
Lucy Fagan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Written Information ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Qualitative Focus Groups ◽  
Asylum Seekers And Refugees

BackgroundAsylum seekers and refugees often experience poor health in host countries. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees requires hosts to ensure these sanctuary seekers have access to basic health care.AimTo identify barriers and facilitators that affect access to health care by asylum seekers and refugees in Wales.Design & settingParticipatory research approach using qualitative focus groups across Wales, which hosts 10,000 refugees..MethodEight focus groups with asylum seekers, refugees and support workers and volunteers.(n=57)ResultsSpecialist NHS-funded services and grant-aided Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) facilitate access to health care, including primary care. Most asylum seekers and refugees understand the role of general practice in providing and coordinating care but are unaware of services out of hours. Reported barriers include: language difficulties, health literacy, unrecognised needs, and the cost of travel to appointments. Participants recognise the importance of mental health, but were disappointed by the state of mental health care. Some fear seeking support for mental health from their GP, but few are aware they have the right to move practice if they were unhappy. Written information about health care is not as accessible to refugees as to asylum seekers. While some participants read such material before consulting, others struggle to access information when in need. Few participants are aware of health prevention services. Even when they know about services like smoking cessation, these services’ difficulty in accommodating asylum seekers and refugees is a barrier.ConclusionMain barriers are: availability of interpreters; knowledge about entitlements; and access to specialist services.

scholarly journals Mental helath - Primary care: a promissory relationship

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Augusto Cesar de Farias Costa
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Reform Movements ◽  
False Dichotomy ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
The Military ◽  
Hearts And Minds ◽  
Universal Health

The reform movements of the health care and mental health (in Brazil, Reforma Sanitária and Reforma Psiquiátrica), starting in the 1970’s, during the military regimen, provided us with a rich legacy and also with greater responsibility. There was a giant political task which, together with other simultaneous actions, championed greater freedom and respect for human rights. This represents the work of many hearts and minds which are still fighting for the construction of a model of universal health care. From these movements’ basis, Brazilian society has understood a new way of working in the health realm with equity, in spite of advancements and drawbacks of this historical process, looking for an integral and democratic access to health care. We understand revolutions as permanent changing processes, which imply that such transformations will never be finished because society is dynamic and will always demand solutions for new challenges that will be generated. The historical path in which these movements walk testify the impossibility of dissociate basic knowledge unmasking the false dichotomy between Mental Health and Public Health.

Migration and mental health care in the European Union

2021 ◽  
pp. 343-350
Author(s):  
Guglielmo Schininá ◽  
Geertrui Lanneau
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
European Union ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Eu Policies ◽  
The Eu

This chapter analyses legal and factual aspects of the provision of mental health care for migrants in the European Union (EU), framing migrants’ access to mental health care within the wider contexts of migration in the EU, the EU’s policies for migrants’ integration and access to health care, and EU policies on mental health care for all. The rates of various psychiatric disorders may vary across migrant groups and host populations. The issue of how services can be made more accessible for migrants is to be considered within the context of the provision of mental health care for all in the EU, where mental disorders are a serious public health concern. Various gaps are identified, and various options are suggested that policymakers and healthcare professionals can take into account, bearing in mind facts and figures of migration in Europe—with a particular focus on migration from non-EU countries—and the consideration of mental health care as a right for all migrants.

scholarly journals Access to Health Care and Mental Health Among Latino Students in San Diego

Health Equity ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 255-259
Author(s):  
Micah Gell-Redman ◽  
Lu Shi ◽  
Donglan Zhang ◽  
Ana Barbara Mungaray
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
San Diego ◽  
Latino Students ◽  
Access To Health

scholarly journals The Impact of Unemployment on Mental and Physical Health, Access to Health Care and Health Risk Behaviors

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer R. Pharr ◽  
Sheniz Moonie ◽  
Timothy J. Bungum
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Unemployment Duration ◽  
Health Access ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of employment status and unemployment duration on perceived health, access to health care, and health risk behaviors. Data from Nevada's 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) were analyzed. We compared participants who were unemployed (greater than and less than one year) to those who were employed and those who were voluntarily out of the labor force (OLF). Unemployed participants had significantly worse perceived mental health profiles, were more likely to delay health care services due to cost, and were less likely to have access to health care than employed participants and OLF participants. OLF participants were not significantly different from employed participants. Contrary to previous findings, unemployed participants in this study were not more likely to binge drink, smoke, or be physically inactive. Findings from this study suggest that the impetus for unemployment, be it voluntary or involuntary, may significantly impact a person's mental health.

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