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Optimal cost reimbursement of health insurers to reduce risk selection [PDF]
Health Economics, 2011 In the absence of a perfect risk adjustment scheme, reimbursing health insurers' costs can reduce risk selection in community-rated health insurance markets. In this paper, we develop a model in which insurers determine the cost efficiency of health care and have incentives for risk selection.
Kifmann, Mathias, Lorenz, Normann
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Can Basic Medical Insurance Reduce Elderly Family Income Inequality in China?
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 Basic medical insurance is the critical medical security system to realize common prosperity in China. This study explores the impact of basic medical insurance on elderly family income inequality in China using the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) data
Xiaohong Pu +4 more
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Health insurance enrollment and vision health in rural China: an epidemiological survey
BMC Health Services Research, 2021 Background Vision health is an important aspect of health worldwide. Visual impairment (VI) is associated with poor quality of life and is usually more prevalent in rural areas. To help rural populations obtain vision care, health insurance policies have
Xiaochang Yan +5 more
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Determinants and Equity Evaluation for Health Expenditure Among Patients with Rare Diseases in China
Chinese Medical Journal, 2016 Background: China has not established social security system for rare diseases. Rare diseases could easily impoverish patients and their families. Little research has studied the equity and accessibility of health services for patients with rare diseases
Xiao-Xiong Xin +3 more
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Prices vs. quantities in health insurance reimbursement [PDF]
, 2003 I compare in-kind reimbursement (which fixes treatment quantities) and reimbursement insurance (which fixes treatment prices) as demandside, cost-containment measures. In the model, illness has a negative impact on labor productivity and public insurance is financed through labor income taxation.
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2016 BackgroundHealth inequity is an important issue all around the world. The Chinese basic medical security system comprises three major insurance schemes, namely the Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance (UEBMI), the Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance
Yao Pan +6 more
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Relationship between Patient Experience Scores and Health Insurance
Healthcare, 2022 (1) Background: the patient experience may be a performance indicator in value-based reimbursement. Accordingly, providers have an incentive to understand factors that affect their patients’ experiences.
Walter Markowitz +2 more
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Health Research Policy and Systems, 2023 Background Despite political promise to reduce out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure on healthcare through the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) of Nepal, its implementation is challenging with low enrolment and high drop-out rates.
Geha N. Khanal +5 more
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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2021 Purpose To evaluate the prevalence and treatment patterns of speech and language disorders in Germany. Methods A retrospective analysis of data collected from 32% of the German population, insured by the statutory German health insurance (AOK, Local ...
M. Sommer +4 more
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HAND, 2020 Background: Despite the role of one’s hands in human function and quality of life, financial disincentives to perform common hand procedures in patients with government-sponsored insurance plans may lead to longer wait times and decreased access to care.
Elizabeth B. Odom +3 more
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