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Comparison of Chinese inpatients with different types of medical insurance before and after the 2009 healthcare reform

BMC Health Services Research, 2014
BackgroundSince 1994, China has established three major basic medical insurance (MI) schemes that aim to provide greater financial protection to members. The 2009 Chinese medical reform emphasized the enhancement of basic medical insurance.
Shan Wang, Lihua Liu, Lin Li, Jian-chao Liu   +3 more
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Enhancing Surgical Efficiency and Cost‐Effectiveness With TaTME‐Combined Robot‐Assisted Surgery for Lower Rectal Cancer

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Robot‐assisted rectal surgery (RAS) offers improved dexterity and visualization; however, the high cost of equipment and consumables remains a major challenge for hospital management. At our institution, we have adopted a combined approach using transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) for lower rectal cancers, aiming to shorten ...
Takeru Matsuda, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Yasunori Otowa, Masayuki Ando, Tomoaki Aoki, Yasufumi Koterazawa, Naoki Urakawa, Hironobu Goto, Shingo Kanaji, Yoshihiro Kakeji   +9 more
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Why Not the Best? Results From the National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, 2011 [PDF]

, 2011
Assesses the U.S. healthcare system's average performance in 2007-09 as measured by forty-two indicators of health outcomes, quality, access, efficiency, and equity compared with the 2006 and 2008 scorecards and with domestic and international ...
Ashley-Kay Fryer, Cathy Schoen, David C. Radley, Douglas McCarthy, Sabrina K. H. How   +4 more
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Uptake of health insurance by the rural poor in Ghana: determinants and implications for policy

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018
Introduction Financing access to healthcare services in developing countries remains a major challenge despite recent advances towards implementation of various health insurance policies in many low and middle-income countries.
Aaron Alesane, B. Anang
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Rising Pancreatic Cancer Incidence in Young Japanese Women and Increasing Distal Pancreatectomy in Older Adults: A Nationwide Claims‐Based Analysis From 2016 to 2023

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This nationwide claims‐based study analyzed recent trends in pancreatic cancer incidence (2016–2021) and surgery (2016–2023) in Japan. The study revealed a rising incidence of pancreatic cancer, notably among young women, and an increasing use of distal pancreatectomy among older adults.
Masamitsu Kido, Ryo Morimura, Yusuke Yamamoto, Tomohiro Arita, Shingo Nakashima, Katsutoshi Shoda, Taisuke Imamura, Hidemasa Kubo, Kengo Yoshii, Iichiroh Onishi, Atsushi Shiozaki   +10 more
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Challenges and Solutions in Constructing a Microsimulation Model of the Use and Costs of Medical Services in Australia [PDF]

This paper describes the development of a microsimulation model =HealthMod‘ which simulates the use and costs of medical and related services by Australian families. Australia has a universal social insurance scheme known as =Medicare‘ which provides all
Alicia Payne, Ann Harding, Laurie Brown, Sharyn Lymer   +3 more
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Bona Fide Intersegmental Plane Hepatectomy Along the Glissonean Branches (BIPHG)

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This review traces the author's personal journey over three decades in the evolution of liver resection techniques, culminating in the proposal of the Bona Fide Intersegmental Plane Hepatectomy Along Glissonean Branches (BIPHG). Beginning with pioneering experiences in laparoscopic and robotic liver surgeries, the author highlights key ...
Go Wakabayashi, Taiga Wakabayashi
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The Effects of Private Insurance on Measures of Health: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study [PDF]

In this paper we investigate whether the presence of private insurance leads to improved health status. Using the Health and Retirement study we focus on adults in late middle age who are nearing entry into Medicare.
Avi Dor, David W. Baker, Joseph Sudano
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Health care discrimination against the mentally ill - A comparison of private health insurance benefits for major depressive disorder and ischaemic heart disease in South Africa [PDF]

, 2004
CITATION: Oosthuizen, P. et al. 2004. Health care discrimination against the mentally ill - A comparison of private health insurance benefits for major depressive disorder and ischaemic heart disease in South Africa. South African Medical Journal, 94(10):
Oosthuizen, P., Scholtz, O., Hugo, C., Richards, B., Emsley, R.   +4 more
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Short‐Term Outcomes of Robot‐Assisted Versus Laparoscopic Colectomy for Colon Cancer: A Propensity Score‐Matched Analysis

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study compared short‐term outcomes of robot‐assisted versus laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer using 1:1 propensity score matching. Among 218 matched pairs, robot‐assisted colectomy was associated with reduced blood loss, fewer conversions to open surgery, lower overall complication rates, and shorter hospital stays, despite longer operative ...
Akira Inoue, Yujiro Nishizawa, Yoshinori Kagawa, Masahiro Hashimoto, Shinya Kato, Yoshihiro Morimoto, Taishi Hata, Makoto Fujii, Masaaki Motoori, Kazumasa Fujitani   +9 more
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