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Rural Health at a Crossroads: How Policymakers Have Failed Rural America and What Can Be Done for a Healthier Tomorrow

The Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.
Policy Points Rural communities have more limited access to medical care and worse health outcomes. Existing federal and state policies largely fall short in addressing rural access disparities. Rural health woes require increased government funding for providers and the embrace of alternative health delivery mechanisms, as well as expanded public ...
MICHAEL E. SHEPHERD
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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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Cancer screening inequities in a time of primary care reform: a population-based longitudinal study in Ontario, Canada

BMC Family Practice, 2018
Background Primary care has been reformed in recent years in Ontario, Canada, with a move away from traditional fee-for-service to enhanced fee-for-service and capitation-based models.
Aisha K. Lofters, Amy Mark, Monica Taljaard, Michael E. Green, Richard H. Glazier, Simone Dahrouge   +5 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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Randomized pilot study to disseminate caries-control services in dentist offices

BMC Oral Health, 2006
Background To determine whether education and financial incentives increased dentists' delivery of fluoride varnish and sealants to at risk children covered by capitation dental insurance in Washington state (U.S.).
Reynolds Debra, Anderson Maxwell, del Aguila Michael A, Spiekerman Charles, Grembowski David, Ellersick Allison, Foster James, Choate Leslie   +7 more
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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

Characteristics of eye care practices with managed care contracts [PDF]

, 2002
Objectives: To describe the variation in practice structure, financial arrangements, and utilization and quality management systems for eye care practices with managed care contracts. Study Design: Cross-sectional survey of 88 group and 56 solo eye care
Wickstrom, Steven L., Solomon, Matthew D., Lee, Paul P., Adams, John L., Adams, John L, Mangione, Carol M, Wickstrom, Steven L, Solomon, Matthew D, Lee, Paul P, Escarce, José J, Mangione, Carol M., Kapur, Kanika, Escarce, José J.   +12 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
wiley   +1 more source

Information Asymmetry, Insurance, and the Decision to Hospitalize [PDF]

In a theoretical model, we analyze the effects of various kinds of demand- and supply-side incentives in the context of a model in which patients and doctors must decide not only on an aggregate quantity of health services to use in treating various ...
Pierre Thomas Léger, Åke Blomqvist
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A Comparison of Three Payment Systems for Public Paediatric Dental Services

Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 2018
Objective: This study investigated the delivery of paediatric (0-17 years) government dental services in New South Wales (NSW), Australia through public dental clinics and the commissioned payments models of Fee-for-Service and Capped-Fee.  Method: De-
Jennifer Hanthorn Conquest, John Skinner, Estie Kruger, Marc Tennant   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source