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Charting the path to the implementation of universal health coverage policy in Nigeria through the lens of Delphi methodology

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research
Background Expanding access to equitable health insurance is an important lever towards the overall strategy for achieving universal health coverage. In Nigeria, health insurance coverage is low with a renewed government action on increasing access to ...
Jibril M. Bashar   +21 more
doaj   +1 more source

Examining Social Insurance Perceptions and Attitudes among Zimbabwean Informal Sector Workers: A Study on Providing Social Protection to the Disenfranchised

open access: yesTIJAB (The International Journal of Applied Business)
Background: Given the rate at which the labour force in Zimbabwe's informal sector continues to evolve, steps need to be taken to promote a culture where employees contribute towards their social insurance.
Bronson Mutanda, Bomi Cyril Nomlala
doaj   +1 more source

Optimisation of cyber insurance coverage with selection of cost effective security controls [PDF]

open access: yesComputers & Security Volume 101, February 2021
Nowadays, cyber threats are considered among the most dangerous risks by top management of enterprises. One way to deal with these risks is to insure them, but cyber insurance is still quite expensive. The insurance fee can be reduced if organisations improve their cyber security protection, i.e., reducing the insured risk.
arxiv   +1 more source

Short‐term outcomes of intracorporeal anastomosis in laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer: A nationwide, multi‐institutional cohort study in Japan (ICAN study)

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
We retrospectively compared intracorporeal and extracorporeal anastomosis in patients undergoing laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer in 46 institutions by using propensity‐score matching. Intracorporeal anastomosis showed advantages over extracorporeal anastomosis in terms of blood loss, intraoperative vascular injury, bowel recovery, and length of
Tomohiro Yamaguchi   +92 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alaska Employer Health-Care Benefits: A Survey of Alaska Employers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The majority of Alaskans and Americans who have health insurance coverage get it through an employer—either their own employer or the employer of a family member. The U.S.
Frazier, Rosyland   +2 more
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Regional and patient characteristic disparities in the outcomes of minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer in Japan

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study aimed to clarify whether differences in minimally invasive surgery outcomes are associated with regional and patient characteristics. This study found regional and patient characteristic disparities in minimally invasive surgical outcomes; national policies should be implemented to address these inequities.
Atsushi Hamabe   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

How the Affordable Care Act Is Helping Young Adults Stay Covered [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Based on 2010 Biennial Health Insurance Survey data, examines how provisions to extend eligibility for Medicaid and dependent coverage and create insurance exchanges will affect coverage and access to care among young ...
Ruth Robertson   +2 more
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Insurance loss coverage and social welfare [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Restrictions on insurance risk classification may induce adverse selection, which is usually perceived as a bad outcome, both for insurers and for society.
Hao, MingJie   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Current status, trends, and controversies in the selection of gastrectomy procedures: Insights from two nationwide questionnaire surveys conducted over a 7‐year interval in Japan

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study investigates the evolving trends and challenges in gastrectomy procedures in Japan, drawing on two nationwide surveys conducted in 2014 and 2021. Results show a significant shift toward minimally invasive and function‐preserving surgeries, such as laparoscopic and robot‐assisted gastrectomy, with an emphasis on enhancing postoperative ...
Koji Nakada   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coverage Rates Stabilize for Children’s Health Insurance: State Policy Change May Be Needed to Address Remaining Children Without Insurance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This brief uses data from the American Community Survey to estimate children’s health insurance coverage from 2008–2013 across the United States as well as by region, place type, and type of coverage. Author Michael Staley reports that decreases in rates
Staley, Michael J.
core   +1 more source

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