Out-of-Pocket Maximum Rules under a Compulsatory Health Care Insurance Scheme: A Choice between Equality and Equity [PDF]
Using the microsimulation model ARAMMIS, this study attempts to measure the impacts of introducing an out-of-pocket (OOP) maximum threshold, or a safety net threshold, on consumer copayments for health care financed by the abolition of the Long-term ...
Christine Sorasith, Thierry Debrand
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Realizing Health Reform's Potential: Will the Affordable Care Act Make Health Insurance Affordable? [PDF]
, 2011 Examines the percentage of low-income families, by income, family structure, and out-of-pocket healthcare costs, unable to afford insurance even with the premium and cost-sharing subsidies provided under the 2010 reform.
Ian Perry, Jonathan Gruber
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The Importance Of Health Insurance Policy On Purchase Intention / Continuance – An Empirical Study In Malaysia [PDF]
, 2012 Penduduk seluruh dunia menyedari kepentingan polisi insurans kesihatan untuk menangani isu yang tidak diduga kepastiannya pada masa ini. People all of over the world realized the importance of health insurance policy as the unforeseen uncertainties ...
Aliza, Naseem
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International Profiles of Health Care Systems [PDF]
, 2010 Compares the healthcare systems of Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States, including spending, use of health information technology, and ...
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The Level and Risk of Out-of-Pocket Health Care Spending [PDF]
The Health and Retirement Study (HRS) is a long-running panel survey with good measures of economic status, so it is the pre-eminent data set for studies about the economic status of the older population and economic preparation for retirement.
Michael D. Hurd, Susann Rohwedder
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Chronic Burdens: The Persistently High Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenses Faced by Many Americans With Chronic Conditions [PDF]
, 2009 Outlines trends in the long-term financial burden insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs pose on patients with chronic illnesses. Analyzes data by number of conditions, income, and percentage of income spent and examines the composition of ...
Peter J. Cunningham
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How Socioeconomic Dispartie Affects Child Mortality in EMRO Countries [PDF]
, 2015 Introduction All nations are striving for development. Economic development is one of the main parts of development process, but not all of it. Populations health is one of the main factors of economic development, and child's mortality is one of the ...
Amiri, Ahmadreza. +4 more
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What Does It Take for a Family to Afford to Pay for Health Care? [PDF]
, 2007 Addresses how much Californians can afford to pay for health care based on their current insurance premiums and out-of-pocket expenses as well as other basic necessities, such as housing, child care, transportation, food, and ...
David Carroll +5 more
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Understanding Role of Insurance on Health Care Utilization and Expenditure: A Scoping Review
Journal of Nepal Medical AssociationUniversal Health Coverage places strong emphasis on health insurance as a strategy to ensure need-based care without financial hardship, yet its direct impact on healthcare utilisation and expenditure remains unclear.
Reshu Agrawal Sagtani
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Cancer MedicineIntroduction Cancer remains one of the leading causes of mortality and financial distress worldwide. In South Korea, the government introduced a benefit extension system in 2013 aimed at mitigating the financial strain associated with cancer treatment ...
Do Hee Kim +5 more
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