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Comparison of medication adherence between type 2 diabetes mellitus patients who pay for their medications and those who receive it free: a rural Asian experience

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2019
Background Treatment plans fail if patients have poor medication adherence. Our aim was to compare medication adherence, reasons for non-adherence, and satisfaction with community support among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients who pay for their ...
Devarajan Rathish, Ruvini Hemachandra, Thilini Premadasa, Sasini Ramanayake, Chathuri Rasangika, Ravi Roshiban, Channa Jayasumana   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Likelihood of Hospital Readmission after First Discharge: Medicare Advantage vs. Fee-for-Service Patients

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2012
This study tests whether the likelihood of hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge is different for enrollees in Medicare Advantage plans versus the standard fee-for-service program.
Bernard Friedman, H. Joanna Jiang, Claudia A. Steiner, John Bott   +3 more
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Health Supervision Visits among SSI-Eligible Children in the D.C. Medicaid Program: A Comparison of Enrollees in Fee-for-Service and Partially Capitated Managed Care

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2008
Managed care plans that involve some form of capitation may have adverse effects on children with special health care needs because the financial incentives to control costs may result in under-treatment and restrict access to expensive services and ...
Jean M. Mitchell, Darrell J. Gaskin, Chahira Kozma   +2 more
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Implementing Competitive Bidding in the Medicare Program: An Expressway to Solvency

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2022
The Medicare program faces increasing budgetary pressures, with recent estimates suggesting that the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust will be insolvent as soon as 2028.
Rohini Chakravarthy MD, MBA, Gail R. Wilensky PhD, Brian J. Miller MD, MBA, MPH   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Performance Modeling and Simulation for Water Distribution Networks

Frontiers in Water, 2021
This study develops an implementation framework for asset management strategic planning of water distribution networks to meet sustainable infrastructure, socio-political, and financial targets over the life cycle of the infrastructure.
Amin Ganjidoost, Mark A. Knight, Andre J. A. Unger, Carl T. Haas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge, Maite E. Houwing, Rowena L. Grohssteiner, Ferdows Atiq, Sonja A. M. C. Teuben, Mirjam P. Fransen, Marjon H. Cnossen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Has Medicaid Managed Care Affected Beneficiary Access and Use?

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2002
This paper uses data from the 1997 National Survey of America's Families to examine the effects of the various forms of mandatory Medicaid managed care on access and use among beneficiaries not receiving Supplemental Security Income or Medicare benefits.
Stephen Zuckerman, Niall Brennan, Alshadye Yemane   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modeling the Choice Between Risperidone Long-Acting Injectable and Generic Risperidone from the Perspective of a Japanese Hospital

Neurology and Therapy, 2019
Introduction The Japanese government’s current policy is to encourage hospitals to discharge hospital patients with schizophrenia earlier and provide them with community care.
Yusuke Nakamura, Isao Shibata, Jörg Mahlich   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pediatric outpatient utilization by differing Medicaid payment models in the United States

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background In the United States (US), Medicaid capitated managed care costs are controlled by optimizing patients’ healthcare utilization. Adults in capitated plans utilize primary care providers (PCP) more than emergency departments (ED), compared to ...
Therese L. Canares, Ari Friedman, Jonathan Rodean, Rebecca R. Burns, Deena Berkowitz, Matt Hall, Elizabeth Alpern, Amanda Montalbano   +7 more
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Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Survival in Western Kenya: Reduction in Early Deaths and Treatment Abandonment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background An earlier study on children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Kenya reported a low event‐free survival (EFS), excess treatment abandonment, and high induction mortality.
Gilbert Olbara, George Bogonko, Festus Njuguna, Sandra Langat, Martha Kipngetich, Dennis Njenga, Gertjan Johannes Kaspers, Terry Allen Vik   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source