This study examines the impact of geographically limited disasters on health care quality performance scores of Medicare Advantage contracts, finding limited impact on performance scores. Objective: ...

Many or all of the products here are from our partners that compensate us. It’s how we make money. But our editorial integrity ensures that our product ratings are not influenced by compensation. Key ...

Natural disasters impose significant direct and indirect economic losses that extend well beyond the immediate areas affected, precipitating widespread impacts on industrial sectors and interdependent ...

Disaster coverage used to be a quiet line in your homeowners policy. Now it is splintering into separate products, each with ...

Likely one of the major decision in life is where to live: state, city and neighborhood. While most people are totally oblivious to the possible impacts of a disaster on where they want to live, now ...

Approximately three dozen Texas laws are scheduled to take effect in the new year, joining others already in effect following the state’s biennial legislative session.

Throughout the first week of April, the state of Kentucky witnessed flooding, due to heavy rains, specifically in the Franklin County. The reason being, it is located on the Kentucky River for over ...

On Earth Day, April 22, a film screening and panel discussing natural disasters’ impact on disability community will take place at Tampa Theater. This event is hosted by YES! of America United, in ...

Understanding the consumption response to natural disasters is important for increasing the resilience of the economy to ...

Disasters have a clear toll on individual and population health. As many as 14% of youth in the United States experience a disaster before reaching adulthood (Becker-Blease et al., 2010). Further, ...

Disasters are growing in frequency and intensity It’s common to experience a variety of emotions before, during, and after a disaster Being prepared and getting support can help protect mental health ...