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Does capitation affect patient satisfaction and prevalence of out-of-pocket payments in the insured? A propensity score analysis of Ghana’s demographic and health survey data

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) piloted capitation payment for primary care services in the Ashanti region from 2012 to 2017.
Shafiq Siita, Sharon E. Cox, Kara Hanson
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Sick leave in the United Kingdom Post Office, 1850–1908

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper uses a large individual‐record‐level dataset on sick leave to examine adult morbidity in the United Kingdom between 1850 and 1908. From 1859 onwards postal workers were eligible to receive a pension or gratuity when they retired or were forced to stop working due to ill health.
Harry Smith, David R. Green, Laura Newman, Joe Chick, Kathleen McIlvenna, Holly Marley, Natasha Preger, Douglas Brown, Nicola Shelton   +8 more
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The Management of Periodontally Diseased Individuals—A Registry‐Based Study on a Swedish Population

International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives This registry‐based study aimed to describe cross‐sectional dental and demographic data with focus on diagnosis and treatment of periodontal disease. A second aim was to analyse the extent and content of performed periodontal treatment in patients with varying degrees of periodontitis and if treatment was provided on equal terms. An
Anna Y. Alian, Anna Liss, Cristiano Tomasi, Ingemar Abrahamsson, Kajsa H. Abrahamsson, Maria Welander   +5 more
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Implementing Risk Adjusted Capitation Payments with Health Care Reforms in Hung

Competitio, 2008
Since the late nineties Hungarian governments have been considering the introduction of new health care arrangements by establishing organizations with devolved responsibilities for the management of health care.
Balazs Nagy, Agnes Brandtmüller
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Periodontal Diseases as a Public Health Challenge: Rationale, Prevention, Equity, and Sustainable Care—A Global Call for Action

Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
Periodontal diseases affect over a billion people worldwide, yet remain weakly integrated into global non‐communicable disease agendas. We propose reorienting periodontal care around three public health opportunities—upstream prevention, diagnosis fit for both clinical and population use, and value‐based treatment—prioritizing prevention, value, and ...
Marco A. Peres, Lijian Jin, Gustavo G. Nascimento, Philip M. Preshaw, Eero Juhani Raittio, Dian Yi Chow, John Rong Hao Tay   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changes in German Mental Health Care by Implementing a Global Treatment Budget—A Mixed-Method Process Evaluation Study

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
BackgroundInternationally, there is a broad spectrum of outreach and integrative care models, whereas in Germany acute psychiatric treatment is still mostly provided in inpatient settings.
Julian Schwarz, Laura Galbusera, Andreas Bechdolf, Andreas Bechdolf, Andreas Bechdolf, Thomas Birker, Arno Deister, Annette Duve, Philip Heiser, Kerit Hojes, Sonja Indefrey, Sonja Indefrey, Jakob Johne, Jakob Johne, Burkhard Rehr, Burkhard Rehr, Sandeep Rout, Harald Scherk, Anna Schulz-Du Bois, Bettina Wilms, Dyrk Zedlick, Manfred Zeipert, Manfred Zeipert, Manfred Zeipert, Martin Heinze, Sebastian von Peter   +25 more
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National Health Insurance Reform in Indonesia: Health Care Usage and Expenditure Patterns When Expanding Population Coverage

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2014, Indonesia took a large step toward Universal Health Coverage and protection from the economic risk of illness—previous health insurance schemes were joined aiming to cover the entire population. This reform made it the largest single‐payer public health insurance scheme worldwide, which covered approximately 77% of Indonesian ...
Lisa Rogge
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Aging Out of Place in Singapore: Effects of Fragmented Health and Long‐Term Care

Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how healthcare fragmentation produces institutional displacement for Singapore's aging population, a phenomenon we conceptualise as ‘aging out of place’. It examines how older adults become systematically disconnected from care coordination while remaining physically in place.
M. Ramesh, Jiwei Qian
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Impact of changing provider remuneration on NHS general dental practitioner services in Northern Ireland: a mixed-methods study

Health Services and Delivery Research, 2020
Background: Policy-makers wanted to reform the NHS dental contract in Northern Ireland to contain costs, secure access and incentivise prevention and quality.
Paul Brocklehurst, Martin Tickle, Stephen Birch, Ruth McDonald, Tanya Walsh, Tom Lloyd Goodwin, Harry Hill, Elizabeth Howarth, Michael Donaldson, Donncha O’Carolan, Sandy Fitzpatrick, Gillian McCrory, Carolyn Slee   +12 more
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Can Universal Health Coverage Be Achieved Through an Unregulated Private Health System? Somalia's Policy Paradox

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Universal Health Coverage (UHC) aims to ensure equitable access to quality healthcare without financial hardship. Somalia presents a critical test case for UHC implementation in fragile and conflict‐affected settings due to decades of state collapse, weak governance, and heavy reliance on an unregulated private health sector.
Ilyas Abdullahi Khalif, Aniso Mohamed Abdi, Yusuf Abdullahi Hubow, Ahmed Mohamed Omar, Sharmake Gaiye Bashir, Nuradin Abdullahi Sheikh Rashid, Ahmed Abdinasir Abdulle   +6 more
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