Out-of-pocket Costs and Total Payments for Common Congenital Hand Difference Procedures
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global OpenBackground:. Healthcare costs in the United States continue to rise, shifting an increasing financial burden onto patients. Families of children requiring surgery for congenital hand differences (CHDs) are particularly vulnerable, yet there are limited ...
Gordon C. Wong, MBBS, MRCS +3 more
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Will the Economic Recession Inhibit the Out-of-Pocket Payment Willingness for Health Care? [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2020 Zheng Y, Huang Z, Jiang T.
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Perils and progress in epilepsy surgery utilization: Twenty‐five years later
Epilepsia, EarlyView.Abstract More than 25 years have passed since the first randomized controlled trial (RCT) established that surgery is superior to continued anti‐seizure medication (ASM) for drug‐resistant temporal lobe epilepsy, and nearly as long since a joint practice parameter urged that appropriate surgical candidates be referred to a specialized center for ...
Dario J. Englot
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Enhancing quality of mental health service for veterans with seizures
Epilepsia, EarlyView.Abstract Psychiatric disorders are commonly identified in people with seizures (PWS). Comorbid mood, anxiety, and trauma‐ and stressor‐related disorders are highly prevalent and not consistently recognized or treated promptly. Veterans with seizures are particularly vulnerable to neuropsychiatric comorbidities, including a higher prevalence of ...
Maria Raquel Lopez +6 more
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Out-of-Pocket Payment for Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Among Commercially Insured in the United States. [PDF]
Am J Hypertens, 2020 Desai R, Dietrich EA, Park H, Smith SM.
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Economic burden and cost determinants of epilepsy in Georgia: A longitudinal cost‐of‐illness study
Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.Abstract Objective To assess the economic burden, cost components, and individual‐level determinants of outpatient epilepsy care in adults in Georgia. Methods This longitudinal study of epilepsy‐related costs in adults with active epilepsy attending a tertiary epilepsy centre in Tbilisi collected clinical and sociodemographic data over 6 months. Direct
Sofia Kasradze +5 more
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Effects of the Out-of-pocket Payment Exemption in the Public Health Center on Medical Utilization of the Korean Elderly. [PDF]
J Prev Med Public Health, 2020 Nam K, Park E, Chung Y, Kim CY.
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Keeping their powder dry: Purity, pollution, and handgun ownership among Jewish women in Israel
Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the gendered practices through which Jewish women in Israel experience and negotiate personal handgun ownership in everyday life. Drawing on interviews, participant observation in gun‐related spaces, and analysis of women‐only online forums, we explore the expanding participation of Jewish women in civilian gun ownership,
Maya Maor +3 more
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Pattern and correlates of out-of-pocket payment (OOP) on female sterilization in India, 1990-2014. [PDF]
BMC Womens Health, 2020 Mohanty SK +3 more
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