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A regulamentação dos preços dos planos individuais de saúde

Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, 2011
Aggregate price indices measure variations in nominal prices. In this paper, we compare the inflation rates of the general economy and those of the health sector and private health insurance market between 2001 and 2005, based on the indices of ...
Carlos Octávio Ocké-Reis, Simone de Souza Cardoso   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Dutch health insurance reform: switching between insurers, a comparison between the general population and the chronically ill and disabled [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2008
On 1 January 2006 a number of far-reaching changes in the Dutch health insurance system came into effect. In the new system of managed competition consumer mobility plays an important role. Consumers are free to change their insurer and insurance plan every year.
de Jong, J.D, van den Brink-Muinen, A., Groenewegen, P.P.   +2 more
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Do small group health insurance regulations influence small business size? [PDF]

, 2006
The cost of health insurance has been the primary concern of small business owners for several decades. State small group health insurance reforms, implemented in the 1990s, aimed to control the variability of health insurance premiums and to improve ...
Fulton, Brent, Kapur, Kanika, Karaca-Mandic, Pinar, Gates, Susan M.   +3 more
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Feasibility and Tolerability of Performing Portable MRI for Neurological Disorders in an Outpatient Neurology Clinic: A Prospective Cohort

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Accessing brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be challenging, especially for underserved patients, which may lead to disparities in neurological diagnosis. Method This mixed‐methods study enrolled adults with one of four neurological disorders: mild cognitive impairment or dementia of the Alzheimer type, multiple sclerosis ...
Maya L. Mastick, Nomin Enkhtsetseg, Joseph Sadok, Matheus Mochetti, Annabel Sorby Adams, Jennifer Guo, Cristina Trapaga Hacker, Isabella Gomez Hjerthen, Seungwon Lee, Siddharth Satish, Andrew S. Ham, Justin Hill, Denis Balaban, Kevin Kyle, Rebecca L. Gillani, Marcelo Matiello, Aleksandar Videnovic, Eric C. Klawiter, W. Taylor Kimberly, Farrah J. Mateen   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of health insurance uptake among residents of Lagos, Nigeria

Population Medicine, 2023
Introduction Health insurance is a health-financing mechanism to protect people from catastrophic healthcare costs and limits out-of-pocket spending on healthcare, which is directly linked to poverty.
Olufemi Erinoso, Afolabi Oyapero, Oluwabukunmi Familoye, Adenike Omosun, Adeyinka Adeniran, Yetunde Kuyinu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Death Spiral or Euthanasia? The Demise of Generous Group Health Insurance Coverage [PDF]

INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2007
Employers must determine the types of health care plans to offer and also set employee premiums for each plan provided. Depending on the structure of the employee share of premiums across different health insurance plans, the incentives to choose one plan over another are altered.
Mark V. Pauly, Olivia Mitchell, Yuhui Zeng   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Vestibular Patient Journey: Insights From Vestibular Disorders Association (VeDA) Registry

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Vestibular symptoms impose a high burden of disability. Understanding real‐world diagnostic and treatment pathways can identify care gaps and guide interventions. We aimed to characterize symptom profiles, diagnostic trends, provider involvement, and treatment patterns in vestibular disorders.
Ali Rafati, Sami I. Nassar, Shaun A. Nguyen, Patricia L. Gerend, Michael C. Schubert, Michael T. Teixido, Frederick A. Godley, Joel A. Goebel, Cynthia A. Ryan, Habib G. Rizk, Amir Kheradmand   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of a Novel Electric Health Record Sidecar Application to Display Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Outcomes During Clinic Visits: Results of a Stepped‐Wedge Cluster Randomized Pragmatic Trial

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We developed a novel electronic health record sidecar application to visualize key rheumatoid arthritis (RA) outcomes, including disease activity, physical function, and pain, via a patient‐facing graphical interface designed for use during outpatient visits (“RA PRO dashboard”).
Gabriela Schmajuk, Jing Li, Cathy Nasrallah, Cherish Wilson, Alicia Hamblin, Christine Hariz, Cammie Young, Stephen Shiboski, Emma Kersey, Mary Nakamura, Judith F. Ashouri, Mehrdad Matloubian, Andrew J. Gross, Jennifer Barton, Beth Berrean, Jonathan Prugh, Jinoos Yazdany   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Provincial Health Accounts in Kerman, Iran: An Evidence of a “Mixed” Healthcare Financing System [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2014
Background Provincial Health Accounts (PHA) as a subset of National Health Accounts (NHA) present financial information for health sectors. It leads to a logical decision making for policy-makers in order to achieve health system goals, especially Fair
Mohammad Hossein Mehrolhassani, Mohammad Jafari, Javad Zeinali, Mina Ansari   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Addressing Economic Insecurities Can Improve Patient‐Reported Outcomes in Lupus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Economic insecurities, such as food, housing, transportation, and financial challenges, are modifiable risk factors and influence patient‐reported outcomes (PROs) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We examined the following: (1) associations between economic insecurities and PROs, and (2) the impact of screening and addressing economic ...
Jay Patel, Tripti Singh, Meredith Ingersoll, Shelby Gomez, Amanda Weber, Sarah E. Panzer, Sancia Ferguson, Christie M. Bartels, Shivani Garg   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source