Marc L Berk
Biographic Data
| ID | 258775 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marc L Berk |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marc L |
| FAMILY NAME | Berk |
| SIGNATURE | BERK M L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Project HOPE |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Short report
Where to Seek Care
Though HIV/AIDS has spread to rural areas, little empirical evidence is available on where patients living in these areas receive care This article presents estimates of rural residents in care for HIV/AIDS, their demographic and health‐related characteristics, information about whether they receive care in a rural or urban setting, and data on the drug therapies prescribed The estimates come from the HlV Cost and Services Utilization Study (HCSU…
The Effect of Fear on Access to Care Among Undocumented Latino Immigrants
Health Care Use Among Undocumented Latino Immigrants
Using data from a 1996/1997 survey of undocumented Latino immigrants in four sites, we examine reasons for coming to the United States, use of health care services, and participation in government programs. We find that undocumented Latinos come to this country primarily for jobs. Their ambulatory health care use is low compared with that of all Latinos and all persons nationally, and their rates of hospitalization are comparable except for hospi…
The Care of HIV-Infected Adults in the United States
BACKGROUND AND METHODS: In order to elucidate the medical care of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the United States, we randomly sampled HIV-infected adults receiving medical care in the contiguous United States at a facility other than military, prison, or emergency department facility during the first two months of 1996. We interviewed 76 percent of 4042 patients selected from among the patients receiving care from…
The growth in the US uninsured population
This paper presents trends in the growth in the US uninsured population, using cross-sectional national estimates from 1977, 1987, 1989, and 1992 and focusing specifically on coverage problems experienced by Hispanic Americans. An examination of the composition of uninsured persons added between 1977 and 1992 shows that almost 40% of the difference is accounted for by persons of Hispanic origin, with those of Mexican origin alone constituting 27%…
The health care of poor persons living in wealthy areas
Interviewer characteristics and performance on a complex health survey
The Importance of Distinguishing Hispanic Subpopulations in the Use of Medical Care
Rather than analyzing Hispanics as a homogeneous population, this paper uses the 1977 National Medical Care Expenditure Survey in order to make separate national estimates for Cubans, Puerto Ricans, and Mexicans. Utilization of various health services by these three groups is discussed, as well as their insurance coverage, mean annual expenses by source of payment, and health status indicators. The analysis has a descriptive as well as multivaria…
Health insurance coverage of the working poor
Interviewing physicians
This analysis of data from the Physicians' Practice Survey indicates that estimates made from early responders closely approximate those obtained at the conclusion of a longer field period
Medical manpower and the labeling of blindness
This study offers an example of how a specific quantifiable proposition can be derived from the labeling perspective. The paper examines the usefulness of labeling theory in explaining the relationship between the distribution of medical manpower and rates of “blindness.” If, as labeling theory suggests, deviance is in the “eye of the beholder,” it is reasonable to expect that rates of deviance will depend, in part, on the number of official “beh…
Women and divorce
Estimates from the 1977 National Medical Care Expenditure Survey suggest that divorced women are twice as likely as married women to be uninsured, and also more likely to depend on Medicaid assistance. Divorced women use slightly more health services than married women, but also appear to have somewhat poorer health status
Challenges and Innovations in U.S. Health Care
Working couples and class identification
This study examines the class identification patterns of married persons with working spouses. The analysis replicates earlier research demonstrating that the subjective class position of working wives is not determined solely by the husband's occupation but is also influenced by their own position in the labor force. In addition, it is argued that the class identification of men is affected by the wife's work experience. The class positions of i…
Interviewing physicians
This analysis of data from the Physicians' Practice Survey indicates that estimates made from early responders closely approximate those obtained at the conclusion of a longer field period
Short report
Women and divorce
Estimates from the 1977 National Medical Care Expenditure Survey suggest that divorced women are twice as likely as married women to be uninsured, and also more likely to depend on Medicaid assistance. Divorced women use slightly more health services than married women, but also appear to have somewhat poorer health status
Interviewer characteristics and performance on a complex health survey
The growth in the US uninsured population
This paper presents trends in the growth in the US uninsured population, using cross-sectional national estimates from 1977, 1987, 1989, and 1992 and focusing specifically on coverage problems experienced by Hispanic Americans. An examination of the composition of uninsured persons added between 1977 and 1992 shows that almost 40% of the difference is accounted for by persons of Hispanic origin, with those of Mexican origin alone constituting 27%…
The health care of poor persons living in wealthy areas
Health insurance coverage of the working poor
Working couples and class identification
This study examines the class identification patterns of married persons with working spouses. The analysis replicates earlier research demonstrating that the subjective class position of working wives is not determined solely by the husband's occupation but is also influenced by their own position in the labor force. In addition, it is argued that the class identification of men is affected by the wife's work experience. The class positions of i…
Challenges and Innovations in U.S. Health Care
Women and divorce
Estimates from the 1977 National Medical Care Expenditure Survey suggest that divorced women are twice as likely as married women to be uninsured, and also more likely to depend on Medicaid assistance. Divorced women use slightly more health services than married women, but also appear to have somewhat poorer health status
Interviewing physicians
This analysis of data from the Physicians' Practice Survey indicates that estimates made from early responders closely approximate those obtained at the conclusion of a longer field period
Medical manpower and the labeling of blindness
This study offers an example of how a specific quantifiable proposition can be derived from the labeling perspective. The paper examines the usefulness of labeling theory in explaining the relationship between the distribution of medical manpower and rates of “blindness.” If, as labeling theory suggests, deviance is in the “eye of the beholder,” it is reasonable to expect that rates of deviance will depend, in part, on the number of official “beh…
The Importance of Distinguishing Hispanic Subpopulations in the Use of Medical Care
Rather than analyzing Hispanics as a homogeneous population, this paper uses the 1977 National Medical Care Expenditure Survey in order to make separate national estimates for Cubans, Puerto Ricans, and Mexicans. Utilization of various health services by these three groups is discussed, as well as their insurance coverage, mean annual expenses by source of payment, and health status indicators. The analysis has a descriptive as well as multivaria…
Health insurance coverage of the working poor
Interviewer characteristics and performance on a complex health survey
The health care of poor persons living in wealthy areas
The growth in the US uninsured population
This paper presents trends in the growth in the US uninsured population, using cross-sectional national estimates from 1977, 1987, 1989, and 1992 and focusing specifically on coverage problems experienced by Hispanic Americans. An examination of the composition of uninsured persons added between 1977 and 1992 shows that almost 40% of the difference is accounted for by persons of Hispanic origin, with those of Mexican origin alone constituting 27%…
The Care of HIV-Infected Adults in the United States
BACKGROUND AND METHODS: In order to elucidate the medical care of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the United States, we randomly sampled HIV-infected adults receiving medical care in the contiguous United States at a facility other than military, prison, or emergency department facility during the first two months of 1996. We interviewed 76 percent of 4042 patients selected from among the patients receiving care from…
Health Care Use Among Undocumented Latino Immigrants
Using data from a 1996/1997 survey of undocumented Latino immigrants in four sites, we examine reasons for coming to the United States, use of health care services, and participation in government programs. We find that undocumented Latinos come to this country primarily for jobs. Their ambulatory health care use is low compared with that of all Latinos and all persons nationally, and their rates of hospitalization are comparable except for hospi…
The Effect of Fear on Access to Care Among Undocumented Latino Immigrants
Where to Seek Care
Though HIV/AIDS has spread to rural areas, little empirical evidence is available on where patients living in these areas receive care This article presents estimates of rural residents in care for HIV/AIDS, their demographic and health‐related characteristics, information about whether they receive care in a rural or urban setting, and data on the drug therapies prescribed The estimates come from the HlV Cost and Services Utilization Study (HCSU…
Short report
Medicine (13 works) · Environmental health (9 works) · Health care (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Family medicine (6 works) · Gerontology (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Economics (5 works)