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High Costs of Dialysis Transportation in the United States: Exploring Approaches to a More Cost-effective Delivery System

Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research, 2013
# Background The costs of transporting end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients to dialysis centers are high and growing rapidly. Research has suggested that substantial cost savings could be achieved if medically appropriate transport was made available ...
J. Mark Stephens, Samuel Brotherton, Stephan C. Dunning, Larry C. Emerson, David T. Gilbertson, Matthew Gitlin, Ann C. McClellan, William M. McClellan, Sanatan Shreay   +8 more
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Iranian Household Financial Protection against Catastrophic Health Care Expenditures [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2012
Background: Protecting households against financial risks is one of objectives of any health system. In this regard, Iran's fourth five year developmental plan act in its 90th article, articulated decreasing household's exposure to catastrophic health ...
M Nekoei Moghadam, M Banshi, M Akbari Javar, M Amiresmaili, S Ganjavi   +4 more
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SKOOTS: Skeleton‐Oriented Object Segmentation for Mitochondria in High‐Resolution Cochlear EM Datasets

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Skeleton‐oriented object segmentation (SKOOTS) introduces a new strategy for 3D mitochondrial instance segmentation by predicting explicit skeletons rather than relying on boundary cues. This approach enables robust analysis of densely packed organelles in large FIB‐SEM datasets.
Christopher J. Buswinka, Richard T. Osgood, Hidetomi Nitta, Artur A. Indzhykulian   +3 more
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Competition Policy and Agribusiness in the Biden Administration

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Biden Administration pursued a set of ambitious competition policy initiatives in agriculture and agribusiness, primarily aimed at livestock and poultry supply chains, farm inputs, and food retailing. The initiatives included expanded antitrust enforcement; new US Department of Agriculture (USDA) contract regulations requiring poultry ...
James M. MacDonald
wiley   +1 more source

Common spine codes are reimbursed 13% less by Medicaid compared to Medicare, ranging from 46% to 160% by state

North American Spine Society Journal
Background: Medicare reimbursement for spine procedures has been decreasing, and it is well-established that Medicaid reimburses physicians even less than Medicare. This study seeks to provide an updated analysis of Medicaid reimbursement using 24 common
Adam P. Henderson, BS, M. Lane Moore, MD, MBA, Camryn S. Payne, BA, Jack M. Haglin, MD, MS, Joseph C. Brinkman, MD, Paul R. Van Schuyver, MD, Joshua S. Bingham, MD, Michael S. Chang, MD   +7 more
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Optimal Menu of Menus with Self-Control Preferences [PDF]

, 2004
Unlike consumers in standard economic models, the average consumer has to deal with temptation and go through a costly process of self-control. What if firms are aware of consumers’ self-control problems?
Esteban, Susanna, Miyagawa, Eiichi
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
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Introduction à une géographie de la nuit illégale, libre et festive : analyse des mouvements free party et sound system

Bollettino della Società Geografica Italiana, 2019
The present article proposes to explore and analyze, from the geographer’s point of view, the illegal, festive and freedom dimensions of the night through the study of free party and sound system movements. These two “counter-cultural” movements appeared
Alexandre Grondeau, Gwenaëlle Dourthe
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Big Banks, Bigger Fees: A National Survey of Bank Fees and Fee Disclosure Policies [PDF]

, 2011
Examines disclosure of bank and credit union fees, including online, in compliance with the Truth in Savings Act; availability of free or low-cost checking accounts; and how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could help improve ...

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Assessing Photovoltaic Recycling Capacities and Policy Gaps in the European Union

Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This study maps photovoltaic recycling capacity in the EU and key global regions, highlighting gaps between growing waste volumes and available infrastructure. It combines survey insights and policy analysis to identify recycling bottlenecks and offers recommendations to boost circularity in the solar sector.
Nieves Espinosa, Silvia Bobba, Cynthia E. L. Latunussa, Enrica Leccisi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source