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Health status and health systems financing in the MENA region: roadmap to universal health coverage

Global Health Research and Policy, 2017
Background Since the declaration of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 1990, many countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region made some improvements in maternal and child health and in tackling communicable diseases.
Eyob Zere Asbu, Maysoun Dimachkie Masri, Amer Kaissi   +2 more
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Does Capitation Matter? Impacts on Access, Use, and Quality

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2004
Provider capitation may constrain costs, but it also may reduce access and quality of care. We examine the impacts of capitating the usual source of care of enrollees in health maintenance organizations (HMOs).
Samuel H. Zuvekas, Steven C. Hill
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FINANCING OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

Economics Profession Business, 2023
The article focuses on the need to achieve the medium-term strategic goals of the state policy of the Russian Federation in the field of healthcare, aimed at increasing life expectancy to 78 years by 2030; reducing mortality and increasing public satisfaction with medical care.
L. N. Babkina, О. V. Skotarenko, S. V. Tsareva   +2 more
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Commodification of Healthcare and its Consequences

World Review of Political Economy, 2017
This article examines the political economy of healthcare financing and provision from a Marxist perspective. The article argues that the nature of a country's health financing system results in part as a result of the balance of class forces within a ...
Isaac Christiansen
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Koszty transakcyjne współpłacenia w ochronie zdrowia. Aspekt makroekonomiczny

Problemy Zarządzania, 2022
In healthcare the payer, covering the cost of health services, plays the key role. As a result, we do not observe a regular relation seller–buyer, but rather dependency purchaser–payer.
Kazimierz Ryć, Zofia Skrzypczak
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Financing primary healthcare for rural areas

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Context: Primary healthcare in India is provided by both public and private providers. However, access to good quality primary healthcare is lacking in underserved populations such as communities in rural and remote areas and families in low income ...
Manisha Dutta, Pavitra Mohan, Sanjana Brahmawar Mohan, Vedha Ponnappan, Prakash Satyavageeswaran   +4 more
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Feasibility and Safety of Somato‐Cognitive Coordination Therapy for Cerebellar Ataxia Following Pediatric Brain Tumor Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cerebellar ataxia after pediatric brain tumor treatment can cause persistent gait, balance, and speech impairment, yet no established rehabilitation strategy exists. Somato‐cognitive coordination therapy (SCCT) is a virtual reality–guided intervention designed to promote sensorimotor integration through visually constrained reaching
Masanobu Takeuchi, Takashi Matsuzawa, Jun Yamanishi, Masahiro Yoshitomi, Junji Ikeda, Shin‐Ichi Tsujimoto, Yasuteru Yamaguchi, Norio Shiba, Dhroov Pathare, Ayumi Kato, Masahiko Hara   +10 more
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Prevalence of 21 Physician‐Defined Severe Toxicities Following Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment: Australian Retrospective Cohort Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, with an overall survival now surpassing 90% in developed countries. However, treatments are not without adverse effects. In this study, we apply the severe toxicity‐free survival (STFS) framework to determine the prevalence of 21 physician‐defined severe ...
Lane Collier, Brittany Grantham, Camilla Grud Nielsen, Louise Lundgren, Liv Andrés‐Jensen, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Chris Selman, Gareth Ball, Elyse Passmore, David A. Elliott, Rachel Conyers   +10 more
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Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge, Maite E. Houwing, Rowena L. Grohssteiner, Ferdows Atiq, Sonja A. M. C. Teuben, Mirjam P. Fransen, Marjon H. Cnossen   +6 more
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Early Impact of Childhood Opportunity on Neurocognitive Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neurocognitive impairment is a well‐recognized complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) that begins early in childhood and persists across development. While cerebrovascular injury contributes substantially to risk, neurocognitive deficits are also observed in children without overt or silent cerebral infarctions, suggesting ...
Julia E. LaMotte, Hannah Koch, Olivia A. Coughlin, Jillian R. Bouck, Allie Carter, Seethal A. Jacob   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source