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How does it affect service delivery under the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana? Health providers and insurance managers perspective on submission and reimbursement of claims.

PLoS ONE, 2021
IntroductionIn 2003, the Government of Ghana launched the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to enable all Ghanaian residents to have access to health services at the point of care without financial difficulty. However, the system has faced a number
Patricia Akweongo, Samuel Tamti Chatio, Richmond Owusu, Paola Salari, Fabrizio Tedisio, Moses Aikins   +5 more
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Patient Perspectives on Psychiatric Polygenic Risk Scores in Reproductive Decision‐Making and Polygenic Embryo Screening

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Polygenic risk scores (PRS) estimate individuals' genetic risk for developing multifactorial conditions. Recent genome‐wide association studies have enabled development of psychiatric PRS, which hold potential to streamline diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric conditions.
Lauren A. Ginn, Amanda R. Merner, Page M. Trotter, Kaitlynn P. Craig, Abigail C. Martinez, Ana Lucía Battaglino, Dorit Barlevy, Daphne M. Ayton, Takahiro Soda, Eric A. Storch, Gabriel Lázaro‐Muñoz, Stacey Pereira   +11 more
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Revenue sources of educational hospitals affiliated to Iranian Medical Universities (2007)

مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان, 2011
Background and Objective: In term of health and economic, Hospitals is the most important sector in the healthcare providers. Therefore it is necessary to use economic analysis to achieve optimum performance.
Aboulhallaje M (PhD), Hatamabad N (MSc), Abachizadeh K (PhD)   +2 more
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Availability and reimbursement of biological products for severe asthma in Bulgaria

SAGE Open Medicine, 2020
Objectives: This study aims to analyze the reimbursement and cost of biological therapy for severe asthma in Bulgaria during 2014–2019 from the perspective of the National Health Insurance Fund.
Petya Milushewa, Miglena Doneva, Guenka Petrova   +2 more
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Facilitating Genetic Testing for Perinatal Demise: Development of a Multidisciplinary Workflow

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Genetic contributors to perinatal demise are common but frequently undiagnosed due to clinical and logistical barriers. We aimed to improve access to genetic for intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD), stillbirth, and early neonatal death by developing a multidisciplinary workflow.
Mackenzie Mosera, Samantha Stover, Elise Boos, Molly Casey, Joseph Fanning, Chelsea Fechter, Matthew Grace, L. Dupree Hatch, Michaela Ibach, Carla Jackson, Jiancong Liang, Caitlin Mann, Emily A. Morris, Jessica Turnbull, Marie Williams, Bryce A. Schuler   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Should the poor have no medicines to cure? A study on the association between social class and social security among the rural migrant workers in urban China

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2017
Background The rampant urbanization and medical marketization in China have resulted in increased vulnerabilities to health and socioeconomic disparities among the rural migrant workers in urban China.
Ming Guan
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National Disability Insurance Scheme and Quality of Life Among Carers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Australia: A Thematic Analysis

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder in Australia have increased considerably in recent years. The current study investigated how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) impacts quality of life (QoL) among carers of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Jesse Gerhard, Sharon L. Grant
wiley   +1 more source

Cost Utility Analysis of Fluticasone Exhalation Delivery System Versus Budesonide Nasal Irrigation for Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is managed after sinus surgery with topical corticosteroids. Given limited distribution of nasal steroid sprays, patients have the option of either steroid nasal irrigation (SNI) or exhalation delivery system with fluticasone (EDS‐FLU).
Daniel Xiao, Martin J. Citardi, William C. Yao, Amber U. Luong   +3 more
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Adherence to the Mediterranean and Mediterranean‐Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) Diets and Parkinson's Disease Incidence in Women: Results from the Prospective E3N Cohort

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective The evidence regarding adherence to dietary patterns and Parkinson's disease (PD) risk is inconsistent. Because of the long prodromal PD phase, reverse causation represents a major threat to investigations of diet in relation to PD. We examined whether adherence to the Mediterranean (MED) and Mediterranean‐Dietary Approaches to Stop ...
Mariem Hajji‐Louati, Emmanuelle Correia, Pei‐Chen Lee, Fanny Artaud, Emmanuel Roze, Francesca Romana Mancini, Alexis Elbaz   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forecasting health financing sustainability under the unified pool reform: evidence from China’s Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance

Health Economics Review
Objective The integration of the health insurance fund pool may threaten the sustainability of the fund by increasing its expenditures through the exacerbation of the moral hazard of participations.
Jing Wu, Hualei Yang, Xiaoqing Pan
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