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Comparing cost-sharing practices for pharmaceuticals and health care services among four central European countries [PDF]
, 2012 The paper reviews the existing cost-sharing practices in four Central European countries namely the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia focusing on patient co-payments for pharmaceuticals and services covered by the social health insurance.
Boncz, I. +7 more
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BMC Public Health, 2020 Background In 2014, a revision of the national medical tariffs for inpatient health care services took place in Iran, and a new hotline was set up to report informal payments.
Leila Doshmangir +4 more
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Revue de la Régulation, 2020 Informal payments to healthcare professionals in post-soviet health systems persisted, despite the healthcare reforms. That is true in independent Tajikistan, where the increase in those payments has been associated with increased forgone care and the ...
Sandra Pellet
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Financial Vulnerability and Financial Instruments: Evidence from Mexico
Sobre México, 2023 We perform an empirical analysis to quantify the effect of holding financial instruments, such as savings and credit, on the financial vulnerability of households. Financial vulnerability refers to their capacity to withstand adverse economic shocks and
Daniela Fernanda Díaz +2 more
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Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2022 Though it has passed over 30 years, Korea’s community-based health insurance (CBHI) expansion can provide useful policy implications to developing countries with similar conditions, that is, lack of fiscal resources, health infrastructure, and medical ...
Yanghee Kim, Minah Kang
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Current situation and probable trends in the development of informal employment in Ukraine
Innovation and Sustainability, 2021 The state, dynamics and prevailing trends in the development of informal employment in the context of wage legalization are analyzed. Significant gains and losses of the main participants in the process of legalization of informal employment have been ...
N. Karachyna, V. Semtsov
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Repositioning Health Microinsurance Products for the Informal Sector Groups
Businesses, 2022 In the least developed countries, the informal sector faces great challenges in accessing healthcare services since most people are not mainstreamed. This has prompted the formation of groups as a way of empowerment.
Levi Ng’ang’a Mbugua +1 more
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Human Resources for Health, 2022 Background Financial access to family planning (FP) is essential to the health and well-being of women in Tanzania. Tanzanian policy dictates that FP methods and services obtained at public facilities are provided for free.
Clara E. Busse +2 more
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Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Biomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Olivia J. Russell +8 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are leading causes of physical disability, necessitating support with activities of daily living. This study describes social care received by patients with RMDs in two disparate regions of England: Salford (urban) and Norfolk (rural).
Mehreen Somro +6 more
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