The effects of a fee-waiver program on health care utilization among the poor : evidence from Armenia [PDF]
This study examines the impact of a fee-waiver program for basic medical services on health care utilization in Armenia. Because of the reduction in public financing of health services and decentralization and increased privatization of health care ...
Chaudhury, Nazmul +2 more
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European health systems are changing in response to the financial crisis but face barriers to implementing necessary reforms [PDF]
, 2013 The financial crisis has affected almost every aspect of European governments’ ability to maintain public services, and healthcare has been no exception.
Mladovsky, Philipa, Thomson, Sarah
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Engaging with Policy Makers: The Need for Accessible and Timely Health Services and Systems Research in 2020. [PDF]
Healthc Policy, 2020 Sutherland JM.
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How to improve public health systems : lessons from Tamil Nadu [PDF]
Public health systems in India have weakened since the 1950s, after central decisions to amalgamate the medical and public health services, and to focus public health work largely on single-issue programs - instead of on strengthening public health ...
Das Gupta, Monica +3 more
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Juvenile substance use and effects of substance use disorder on incarceration and grade retention in a sample referred for court clinic mental health evaluation [PDF]
, 2015 A significant amount of adolescents are involved in the drug court system. Within a few of the systems are mental health clinics providing more specific services to youth introduced into the courts.
Oliveira, Cassandra
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BMC NephrologyBackground We aimed to explore the three-way interaction among age, gender, and kidney function on the risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D).
Tazeen H. Jafar +9 more
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The Impact of Managed Care Payer Contracts on the Subspecialty Medical Provider: Policy Implications that Impact on the Care of Disabled Children [PDF]
, 2000 This Note explores the impact of current managed care contractual practices on the subspecialty provider\u27s ability to deliver health care to chronically ill and disabled children.
Rifkinson-Mann, Dr. Stephanie
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Empowering women : the effect of women's decision-making power on reproductive health services uptake -- evidence from Pakistan [PDF]
A large body of research has attempted to explore the links between women's autonomy and their uptake of reproductive health services in the South Asia region, but the evidence so far is inconclusive.
Hou, Xiaohui, Ma, Ning
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BMC Health Services ResearchObjectives Population segmentation provides a promising solution to address patients’ complex needs to provide “whole person” care. The primary objective of this study is to create an expert-based algorithm based on combinations of medical and social ...
David Matchar +5 more
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Building a culture of health: a critical role for public health services and systems research.
American Journal of Public Health, 2015 A. Plough
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