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Effect of Austerity Measures on Infant Mortality: Evidence From Greece

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Governments frequently adopt austerity policies when facing economic crises, yet their long‐term consequences for population health remain incompletely understood. This paper examines the impact of large‐scale fiscal austerity on infant mortality by exploiting the Troika‐led economic adjustment program implemented in Greece beginning in 2010 ...
Robert J. Kolesar, Rok Spruk
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of hospital competition on healthcare quality: evidence from China's healthcare reform. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Liu H, Jiang J, Yu L, Liu X.
europepmc   +1 more source

Occupational Licensing and Psychologist Supply

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Does reducing interstate licensing barriers increase the supply of mental health providers? We study this question using the U.S. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT), which allows psychologists to practice across state lines via telemedicine without obtaining additional state licenses.
Daniel Goetz
wiley   +1 more source

Physician group practice in China's healthcare reform: a national survey on physicians' perspectives and implementation challenges. [PDF]

Front Health Serv
Fan R, Meng Q, Zhang L, Liu C, Han L, Liu M, Shi L.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Evaluation of a Partial Ban on Rx‐Rebates in Germany

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate patients' price sensitivity for prescription (Rx) drugs with regards to patronizing online or brick‐and‐mortar pharmacies. In doing so, we exploit a policy change in Germany that prohibited online pharmacies from granting rebates to one part of the population, the members of the statutory health insurance scheme.
Maximilian M. Gail, Georg Götz, Daniel Herold, Jan T. Schäfer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Economic Rationale for Healthcare Reform. [PDF]

Int J Health Policy Manag
Ikegami N.
europepmc   +1 more source

Policy Progress in Using Economic Policy Instruments to Improve Nutrition: Challenges and Opportunities

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Economic policy can be a powerful instrument to influence food environments and support improved diets and health. Over the past 20 years, the use of fiscal policy to improve diets has increased dramatically. This paper reviews the trajectory of policy change, and explores the ways in which research has informed three different dimensions of ...
Anne Marie Thow
wiley   +1 more source

Giving patients a voice for healthcare reform in Austria: the qualitative voice-study. [PDF]

Fam Pract
Hoffmann K, Wojczewski S, Rumpler N, George A, de Boeckxstaens P.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

From Parallel Provision to Health System Integration: Exploring the Trajectory and Contextual Drivers of the Healthcare Response for Refugees in Six Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rising numbers of refugees, prolonged displacement and reduced funding have led to challenges in terms of how to address their healthcare needs, with different approaches taken, ranging from parallel mechanisms to arrangements that are integrated (to different extents) within the national health system. Increasingly, global frameworks call for
Maria Paola Bertone, Natasha Palmer, Amina Olabi, Ibrahim Bou‐Orm, Hussam Rekani, Hassan Ould Moctar, Ricardo Chuquimia, Chitalu Miriam Chama‐Chiliba, Ben Ngoye, Zahid Ali Memon, Marcia Vera‐Espinoza, Karin Diaconu, Alastair Ager, Sophie Witter   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source