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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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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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Global landscape of cranial prosthesis policies for medical hair loss: a narrative review

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundCranial prostheses (CPs) provide indispensable cosmetic and emotional support for individuals with medical hair loss. However, access remains inconsistent due to variable reimbursement policies and unclear classification as medical vs. cosmetic
Angela Anaeme, Joey Lu, Caroline Mann, Caroline Mann   +3 more
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Digital health reimbursement: A scoping review of global lessons and policy implications

Digital Health
Background Digital health technologies have expanded access to healthcare services by improving disease management and reducing unnecessary hospitalizations.
Reza Rabiei, Sohrab Almasi
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The experience of implementing a social health insurance programme at health facilities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Objective:To explore the experiences of key stakeholders, including hospital managers, clinicians, and hospital-based State Life Insurance Corporation (SLIC) representatives, SCP's implementation challenges and successes.
Shifa Salman Habib, Anum Shaikh, Kiran Sohail Azeemi, Waqas Hameed, Junaid Ur Rehman Siddiqui, Ali Hussaini, Asma Altaf Hussain Merchant, Adil Haider, Sameen Siddiqi   +8 more
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The Role of Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements—The Liger of Health Insurance?

JAMA Health Forum
This JAMA Forum discusses aspects of individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements and their expanded use over the last few years.
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The effect of China’s new cooperative medical scheme on health expenditures among the rural elderly

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2019
Background The alarming progression of an increasingly aging population in China has attracted much attention within the country and abroad. In 2003, the Chinese central government launched the New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) to resolve problems of
Yanbing Zeng, Jiajing Li, Zhipeng Yuan, Ya Fang   +3 more
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Value-Based Payment System and Consideration of Radiology

Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
The value-based payment (VBP) system aims to improve the quality of healthcare while enhancing cost-efficiency, delivering better patient outcomes without increasing overall healthcare costs.
Choong Wook Lee
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Do patients need additional coverage for chronic ailments? Insights from hospital data

Journal of Education and Health Promotion
BACKGROUND: Eliminating financial barriers and improving healthcare accessibility pertain to be key elements of the United Nation’s sustainable development goals.
Aswin Sugunan, K Rajasekharan Pillai, Brayal D’souza, Anice George   +3 more
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Should annual cost of the drug inform reimbursement decisions? A perspective from China’s healthcare security system

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundAn increasing number of countries worldwide, including China, have adopted Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and pharmacoeconomic (PE) principles, either comprehensively or partially, to inform drug reimbursement decisions.
Xiaochen Peng, Xiaochen Peng, Haiyin Wang, Hui Sun, Xiaoxiao Qin, Zhe Huang   +5 more
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