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Impact of Health Insurance on Health Care Utilisation and Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure in Vietnam

BioMed Research International, 2020
Background In recent years, health insurance (HI) has been chosen by many low- and middle-income countries to obtain an important health policy target—universal health coverage.
N. Thuong, Tran Quang Huy, Do Anh Tai, T. N. Kien   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

HPV vaccination leads to decrease of anogenital warts and precancerous lesions of the cervix uteri in young women with low vaccination rates: a retrospective cohort analysis

BMC Cancer, 2022
Background Although the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has been recommended in Germany for girls since 2007, no organised vaccination programme was introduced and HPV vaccine coverage remains low.
Vanesa Osmani, Sandra Fett, Martin Tauscher, Ewan Donnachie, Antonius Schneider, Stefanie J. Klug   +5 more
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Impact of periodontal therapy on general health: evidence from insurance data for five systemic conditions.

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2014
BACKGROUND Treatment of periodontal (gum) disease may lessen the adverse consequences of some chronic systemic conditions. PURPOSE To estimate the effects of periodontal therapy on medical costs and hospitalizations among individuals with diagnosed ...
M. Jeffcoat, R. Jeffcoat, Patricia Gladowski, J. Bramson, J. Blum   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Impact of Health Insurance on Healthcare Utilization by Migrant Workers in China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Health insurance is an essential instrument to ensure equal access to medical resources and promote the health of the general population. Robust evidence regarding whether migrant workers have benefited from available insurance schemes is limited ...
Fei Zhang, Xinjie Shi, Yun Zhou
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Development of General Practice Department in General Hospitals under the DIP Payment Model [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue
Medical insurance payment is an important link in deepening medical reform, and an important lever for regulating medical service behavior and guiding the allocation of medical resources.
YE Xinying, YIN Ankang, LIU Dingling, LYU Xiang, WANG Yi
doaj   +1 more source

Does insurance protect individuals from catastrophic payments for surgical care? An analysis of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme at Korle-Bu teaching Hospital

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background According to the World Health Organization, essential surgery should be recognized as an essential component of universal health coverage.
J. Okoroh, D. Sarpong, Samuel Essoun, R. Riviello, H. Harris, J. Weissman   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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 Association of Generation Status and Health Insurance Among US Children [PDF]

Pediatrics, 2014
BACKGROUND: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has the potential to reduce the number of uninsured children in the United States by as much as 40%. The extent to which immigrant families are aware of and interested in obtaining insurance for their children is unclear.
Rhonda, BeLue, Patricia Y, Miranda, Bilikisu Reni, Elewonibi, Marianne M, Hillemeier   +3 more
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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

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