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The Macroeconomics of Health Savings Accounts [PDF]

We analyze whether a consumer driven health care plan like the newly established Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) can reduce health care expenditures in the United States and increase the fraction of the population with health insurance.
Chung Tran, Juergen Jung
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Willingness to Pay For Health Insurance in Sarawak, Malaysia: A Contingent Valuation Method

, 2018
Background and objective : One of the suggested ways of financing health care is health insurance combined with general taxation. This study aimed to assess the willingness to pay for health insurance among the adult population and the factors thereof ...
A. Azhar, Mizanur Rahman, M. Arif
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes, Amanda M. Countryman, Dustin L. Pendell   +2 more
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Evaluation of Coronary Angioplasty Results in Patients Referring to Isfahan Cardiac Centers, Iran, and Comparing with Clinical Guidelines

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2017
Background: Coronary artery disease is the most important cause of death due to cardiovascular diseases and the main treatment is angioplasty. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of angioplasty in patients based on angiographic results,
Hamid Sanei, Ali Nasri, Hossein Bank, Farhad Moshaveri, Seyed Majid Hosseini, Mahtab Keshvari, Fariborz Nikain, Amir Raufi, Javad Shahabi, Mojtaba Baktashian   +9 more
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Health Insurance Literacy and Its Impact on Patient Satisfaction with the Quality of Medical Care

Здоровье мегаполиса
Introduction. Health insurance literacy is an important aspect of population health that contributes to the functioning of the healthcare system. The significance of health insurance literacy is underscored by data showing substantial financial resources
A. S. Abubakirov, A. I. Gusev
doaj   +1 more source

Disease management programs for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Germany: a longitudinal population-based descriptive study

Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, 2017
Background The primary aim of the disease management program (DMP) for patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 is to improve the quality of health care and the treatment process.
Michael Mehring, Ewan Donnachie, Florian Cornelius Bonke, Christoph Werner, Antonius Schneider   +4 more
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Access to Physician Services: Does Supplemental Insurance Matter? Evidence from France [PDF]

In France, public health insurance is universal but incomplete, with private payments accounting for roughly 25 percent of all spending. As a result, most people have supplemental private health insurance.
Agnès Couffinhal, Marc Perronin, Michel Grignon, Thomas C. Buchmueller   +3 more
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Markets Mitigate Land‐Use Competition From Energy Crops and Increase Farm Revenues

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Meeting the US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge target of 35 billion gal annually by 2050 will require an estimated 380 million–700 million dry tons of agricultural biomass feedstock. This study evaluates the implications of large‐scale biomass production for land use, crop production, and market outcomes under mature market ...
Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte, Matthew H. Langholtz, Chad M. Hellwinckel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inter-physician heterogeneity in colorectal cancer screening participation in France: a study based on the French National Health Data System

Archives of Public Health
Background Participation in the colorectal cancer screening program (CRC-SP) based on biennial faecal occult blood testing is low in France as in many countries.
Lydia Guittet, Laurence Pestel, Adrien Grancher, Thibaut Raginel, Panayotis Constantinou, Gonzague Debeugny, Antoine Rachas   +6 more
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Disentangling the relationships between denomination of origin regulatory councils activities and Spanish wineries' export performance

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract World markets for quality differentiated agri‐food products are highly competitive, presenting significant challenges for firms aiming to compete effectively. Government agencies and business organizations often implement various export promotion policies to address these challenges.
Nicolás Depetris‐Chauvin, Marta Fernández‐Olmos   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source