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Health services utilization and out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures in public and private facilities in Pakistan: an empirical analysis of the 2013–14 OOP health expenditure survey

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background As low- and middle-income countries progress toward Universal Health Coverage, there is an increasing focus on measuring out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure and health services utilization within countries. While there have been several reforms to
Faraz Khalid, Wajeeha Raza, D. Hotchkiss, Rieza H. Soelaeman   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Patient‐Level Barriers and Facilitators to Inpatient Physical Therapy in Adolescents and Young Adults With a Hematological Malignancy: A Qualitative Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite their increased risk for functional impairment resulting from cancer and its treatments, few adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with a hematological malignancy receive the recommended or therapeutic dose of exercise per week during inpatient hospitalizations.
Jennifer A. Kelleher, Jennifer L. Bernstein, Katia M. Crisler, Julia K. Herriott, Kimberly L. Klages, Robin E. Norris, Mariann L. Strenk, Sarah E. Bills, Meghan E. McGrady   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disease and economic burden for rare diseases in Taiwan: A longitudinal study using Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
BACKGROUND:High-cost orphan drugs are becoming increasingly available to treat rare diseases that affect a relatively small population. Little attention has been given to the prevalence of rare diseases and their health-related economic burden in Taiwan.
Jason C Hsu, Huai-Chueh Wu, Wen-Chia Feng, Chih-Ho Chou, Edward Chia-Cheng Lai, Christine Y Lu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Southern African customs union revenue, public expenditures and HIV/AIDS in BLNS countries

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2014
This study investigates how revenue from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) common revenue pool affects efforts to contain HIV/AIDS in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland (BLNS countries).
Harold Ngalawa
doaj   +1 more source

Health Expenditure Scenarios in the New Member States – Comparative Report on Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. ENEPRI Research Reports No. 43, 19 December 2007 [PDF]

, 2007
The objective of this comparative report is to present the model of future health care system revenues and expenditures in selected Central and Eastern European countries which are now the new EU member states, and to discuss projection assumptions and ...
Golinowska, Stanislawa, Kocot, Ewa, Sowa, Agnieszka.   +2 more
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Forecasting health expenditures in Iran using the ARIMA model (2016-2020)

Medical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran, 2019
Background: Accurate economic forecast has important effects on governmental policy and economic planning, and it can help policymakers to make decisions for future and create new infrastructures for the development of new forecasting methods. This study
M. Ramezanian, A. Haghdoost, Mohammad Hossein Mehrolhassani, M. Abolhallaje, R. Dehnavieh, Behzad Najafi, A. Fazaeli   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Hematopoietic (stem) cells—The elixir of life?

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The aging of HSCs (hematopoietic stem cells) and the blood system leads to the decline of other organs. Rejuvenating aged HSCs improves the function of the blood system, slowing the aging of the heart, kidney, brain, and liver, and the occurrence of age‐related diseases.
Emilie L. Cerezo, Jonah Anderson, Emilie Dinh Vedrenne, Noël Yeh Martín, Jette Lengefeld   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of expanding a non-contributory health insurance scheme on out-of-pocket healthcare spending by the poor in Turkey

BMJ Global Health, 2019
Introduction Insufficient or no health insurance creates financial access barriers to healthcare services, especially for vulnerable populations. The Green Card scheme, a non-contributory government-funded health insurance scheme for the poor in Turkey ...
Rifat Atun, Abdullah Tirgil, William T Dickens   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

State-Level and County-Level Estimates of Health Care Costs Associated with Food Insecurity. [PDF]

, 2019
IntroductionFood insecurity, or uncertain access to food because of limited financial resources, is associated with higher health care expenditures. However, both food insecurity prevalence and health care spending vary widely in the United States.
Basu, Sanjay, Berkowitz, Seth A, Gundersen, Craig, Seligman, Hilary K   +3 more
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Public Health Expenditures and Health Outcomes: New Evidence from Ghana

Economies, 2018
The effect of government spending on population’s health has received attention over the past decades. This study re-examines the link between government health expenditures and health outcomes to establish whether government intervention in the health ...
M. K. Boachie, K. Ramu, T. Põlajeva
semanticscholar   +1 more source