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Too poor to live? A case study of vulnerability and maternal mortality in Burkina Faso.
, 2013 This paper examines the concept of vulnerability in the context of maternal morbidity and mortality in Burkina Faso, an impoverished country in West Africa.
Drabo, Seydou +2 more
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Relationship Between Catastrophic Health Expenditures and Income Quintile Decline
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, 2018 The aims of this study were to investigate the proportion of households facing catastrophic health expenditures based on household income quintiles, and to analyze the relationship between expenditures and household income quintile decline.Study data were obtained from an annually conducted survey of the 2012-2013 Korean health panel. There were 12,909
Jeong-Hee Kang, Chul-Woung Kim
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International Journal for Equity in Health, 2019 Background Direct out of pocket (OOP) payments for healthcare may cause financial hardship. For diabetic patients who require frequent visits to health centres, this is of concern as OOP payments may limit access to healthcare.
Chipo Mutyambizi +4 more
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Analyzing the effects of insuring health risks : on the trade-off between short run insurance benefits vs. long run incentive costs [PDF]
, 2012 This paper constructs a dynamic model of health insurance to evaluate the short- and long run effects of policies that prevent firms from conditioning wages on health conditions of their workers, and that prevent health insurance companies from charging ...
Cole, Harold Linh +2 more
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Coverage generosity of novel anti‐rheumatic drugs in Medicare Advantage and stand‐alone Part D plans
Arthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.Objective To examine coverage of self‐administered disease‐modifying anti‐rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in Medicare Part D. Methods Using 2022‐2026 Part D formulary data, we assessed coverage of the following DMARD classes that treat relapsed rheumatoid arthritis (RA): tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors, T‐cell co‐stimulatory modulator, Interleukin‐6 ...
Youngmin Kwon +2 more
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Households encountering with catastrophic health expenditures in Ferdows, Iran
Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association, 2014 Out-of-pocket payments are the main sources of healthcare financing in most developing countries. Healthcare services can impose a massive cost burden on households, especially in developing countries. The purpose of this study was to calculate households encountered with catastrophic healthcare expenditures in Ferdows, Iran.The sample included 100 ...
Javad, Ghoddoosinejad +3 more
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Exploring dynamics in catastrophic health care expenditure in Nigeria
Health Economics Review, 2022 Abstract Background The Nigeria’s National Health Insurance Scheme aimed at making health care accessible and affordable since it’s became operational in 2005. However, many Nigerians still pay out of pocket for medical expenses, and this drive them to incurring catastrophic health expenditures.
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Immersive reality capabilities of relieving hiraeth
Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract Understanding how immersive experiences foster a sense of presence sufficient to rival real‐world experiences remains an open research area. Prior work has largely examined episodic memory recall in simulated environments, but less is known about how immersive technologies can reconnect individuals with personal memories.
Erica Mi, Fred Fonseca
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2006 OBJECTIVE: To quantify the extent of catastrophic household health care expenditure and determine the factors responsible for it in Nouna District, Burkina Faso.
Su Tin Tin +2 more
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Working Paper 120 - Community Based Health Insurance Schemes in Africa: The Case of Rwanda [PDF]
Community-based health insurance schemes (Mutuelles) in Rwanda are one of the largest experiments in community based risk-sharing mechanisms in Sub-Saharan Africa for health related problems.
Shimeles Abebe
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