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Effectiveness of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation Case Rate System for Thyroidectomy in a Tertiary Government Hospital

Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2020
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) case rate system in reducing out-of-pocket expenses among non-no balance billing (NBB) patients undergoing thyroidectomy under the Department of ...
Josephine Ann Ramos, Frederick Mars Untalan   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Out of Pocket Expenses in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder [PDF]

, 2020
Background Despite anecdotal evidence that the out of pocket costs of OCD can be substantial in some cases, there is no evidence on how many people they affect, or the magnitude of these costs.
Barkham, Michael, Pedley, R., Arundel, Catherine, Lovell, Karina, McMillan, Dean, Hardy, Gillian, Byford, S., Gellatly, J., Knopp-Hoffer, Jasmin, Arundel, Catherine Ellen, Byford, Sarah, Gellatly, Judith, Gega, L., Peckham, E., Bower, Peter, Lovell, K., Knopp-Hoffer, J., Gilbody, Simon, Bee, Penny, Bower, P., Bee, P., McMillan, D., Heslin, M., Gilbody, S., Hardy, G., Heslin, Margaret; id_orcid, Barkham, M., Gega, Lina, Byford, Sarah; id_orcid, Peckham, Emily, Arundel, C., Peckham, Emily Jane, Pedley, Rebecca, Heslin, Margaret   +33 more
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Trends and determinants of catastrophic health expenditure in China 2010–2018: a national panel data analysis

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Catastrophic health expenditures (CHE) are out-of-pocket payments (OOP) that exceed a predefined percentage or threshold of a household’s resources, usually 40 %, that can push households into poverty in China.
Cai Liu, Zhao-min Liu, Stephen Nicholas, Jian Wang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Financial Toxicity and Out-of-Pocket Costs for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

Current Oncology, 2023
Aim: To quantify financial toxicity and out-of-pocket costs for patients with HNC in Australia and explore their relationship with health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
Justin Smith, Justin Yu, Louisa G. Gordon, Madhavi Chilkuri   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Financial burden faced by families due to out-of-pocket expenses during the treatment of their cancer children: An Indian perspective

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, 2017
Context: Life-saving cancer therapy is costly and may result in financial burden for these families. Financial costs for treating childhood cancer care are traditionally assessed based on the amount spent for diagnostic tests, hospitalization, and ...
Latha M Sneha, Jeyanth Sai, S Ashwini, Sunitha Ramaswamy, Mahalakshmi Rajan, Julius X Scott   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Universal Pharmacare in Canada: A Prescription for Equity in Healthcare [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2020
Despite progressive universal drug coverage and pharmaceutical policies found in other countries, Canada remains the only developed nation with a publicly funded healthcare system that does not include universal coverage for prescription drugs.
Mohammad Hajizadeh, Sterling Edmonds
doaj   +1 more source

Membrane composition and thermodynamic identity as boundaries of life for synthetic cell research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
What makes a cell a cell? The boundary of a living cell is not just a wall. Read as a Markov blanket, the membrane separates internal from external states, generating identity and non‐equilibrium order. Can this identity be rebuilt from scratch in a synthetic cell?
Caterina Presutti, Bert Poolman
wiley   +1 more source

Cost-Sharing Rates Increase During Deep Recession: Preliminary Data From Greece [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2016
Background Measures taken over the past four years in Greece to reduce pharmaceutical expenditure have led to significant price reductions for medicines, but have also changed patient cost-sharing rates for prescription drugs.
Athanasios Gouvalas, Michael Igoumenidis, Mamas Theodorou, Kostas Athanasakis   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of Dietary Supplement Use and Potential Medication Interactions Among Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective To characterize the prevalence and correlates of dietary supplement use, identify commonly used supplements, and evaluate potential supplement–medication interactions among adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods We analyzed cross‐sectional data from 451 adults in the Approaches to Positive, Patient‐centered Experiences of ...
Sarah L. Patterson, Russell Ellyson, Jessica Fitzpatrick, Ghizlane Yaakoubi, Bradley Pearce, S. Sam Lim, Jinoos Yazdany, Laura C. Plantinga   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gallium Microalloying in Bi–Sn Solders: Interfacial Phase Formation, Wettability, and Long‐Term Shear Reliability Under Isothermal Aging

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Gallium microalloying redirects interfacial reactions in low‐temperature Bi–Sn solders from Cu–Sn toward Cu–Ga intermetallic formation. The resulting Cu–Ga layer suppresses intermetallic growth during thermal aging, alters fracture pathways, and improves interfacial stability.
Iva Králová, Markéta Klimtová, Mohd Faizul Mohd Sabri, Yew Hoong Wong, Petr Veselý, Martin Plaček, Karel Dušek   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source