Universal health insurance, health inequality and oral cancer in Taiwan. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 INTRODUCTION:The introduction of universal health insurance coverage aims to provide equal accessibility and affordability of health care, but whether such a policy eliminates health inequalities has not been conclusively determined.
Fuhmei Wang, Jung-Der Wang, Yu-Wen Hung
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Does universal health insurance coverage reduce unmet healthcare needs in China? Evidence from the National Health Service Survey [PDF]
International Journal for Equity in Health, 2021 Background China has nearly achieved universal health insurance coverage, but considerable unmet healthcare needs still exist. Although this topic has attracted great attention, there have been few studies examining the relationship between universal ...
Shenping Zhou +3 more
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Universal Health Insurance Coverage and the Economic Burden of Disease in Eastern China: A Pooled Cross-Sectional Analysis From the National Health Service Survey in Jiangsu Province [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 China has achieved universal social health insurance coverage, but it is unclear whether this has alleviated the economic burden of disease for individuals. This was investigated in the present study by analyzing National Health Service Survey (2008–2018)
Shenping Zhou +6 more
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Universal health insurance in Rwanda: major challenges and solutions for financial sustainability case study of Rwanda community-based health insurance part I. [PDF]
Pan Afr Med J, 2020 Introduction Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has engaged attention of policy makers at both global and country levels. UHC is one of three strategic priorities of World Health Organization's (WHO) general program of work for 2019-2023, and it is then a ...
Nyandekwe M, Nzayirambaho M, Kakoma JB.
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Policy processes underpinning universal health insurance in Vietnam [PDF]
Global Health Action, 2014 Background: In almost 30 years since economic reforms or ‘renovation’ (Doimoi) were launched, Vietnam has achieved remarkably good health results, in many cases matching those in much higher income countries.
Bui T. T. Ha +4 more
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Universal health insurance in Africa: a narrative review of the literature on institutional models. [PDF]
BMJ Glob Health, 2022 Introduction Several African countries have introduced universal health insurance (UHI) programmes. These programmes aim to extend health insurance to groups that are usually excluded, namely informal workers and the indigent.
Ly MS, Bassoum O, Faye A.
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Global Health Action, 2021 Background: Universal Health Coverage has become a political priority for many African countries yet there are clear challenges in achieving this goal. Though social health insurance is considered a mechanism for providing financial protection, less well
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Purchasing health services under the Egypt's new Universal Health Insurance law: What are the implications for universal health coverage? [PDF]
Int J Health Plann Manage, 2022 Background Egypt's Universal Health Insurance (UHI) Law of 2018 implies major transformation to the health financing system. This commentary provides an assessment of the purchasing arrangements as stipulated by the UHI Law and Bylaw, their implications ...
Khalifa AY +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 Introduction The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was introduced in 2003 to reduce “out-of-pocket” payments for health care in Ghana. Over a decade of its implementation, issues about the financial sustainability of this pro-poor policy remains a ...
Moses Aikins +5 more
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Safe implementation of robotic gastrectomy for gastric cancer under the requirements for universal health insurance coverage: a retrospective cohort study using a nationwide registry database in Japan. [PDF]
Gastric Cancer, 2022 Robotic gastrectomy (RG) has increased since being covered by universal health insurance in 2018. However, to ensure patient safety the operating surgeon and facility must meet specific requirements.
Suda K +14 more
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