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Medical Savings Accounts in Singapore : How much is adequate?
Chia, Ngee-Choon; Tsui, Albert K C - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
While many studies have examined the cost-containment aspect of Medical savings accounts (MSA), few have investigated the adequacy of MSA to finance the health care expenditure. This paper estimates the present value of lifetime healthcare expenses (PVHE) of the Singaporean male and female...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363795
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Health Care Services and Government Spending in Pakistan
Akram, Muhammad; Khan, Faheem Jehangir - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
The study has been carried out to measure the incidence of government spending on health in Pakistan at provincial, both rural and urban level; using the primary data of the Pakistan Social Standard Living Measures Survey (PSLM), 2004-05, and by employing the three-step Benefit Incidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365055
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Policy Study on the National and Local Government Expenditures for Millennium Development Goals, 2000–2005
Manasan, Rosario G. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
the eight MDGs. The MDGs include eradication of extreme poverty and hunger; universal primary education; gender equality … elementary participation rate, the elementary cohort survival rate, gender equality in education, the maternal mortality rate and …, namely : Goal 1 (poverty and hunger), Goal 2 (education), Goal 3 (gender equality), Goal 5 (maternal health), Goal 6 (control …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363598
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Inter-State Imbalances in Essential Services : Some Perspectives
Rao, C. Bhujanga; Srivastava, D.K. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
This paper analyzes the inter-state imbalances in three major sectors of the economy, namely, education, health and … ratio of maximum (Kerala) to minimum (Bihar) per capita expenditure on education fell from 2.52 to 2.22. In the case of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363980
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The Specific Allocation Fund (DAK) : Mechanism and Uses
Usman, Syaikhu; Mawardi, M. Sulton; Poesoro, Adri; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
-recipient sectors are the focus of the study : education, health, and roads infrastructure. The study sample areas are four districts …
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Healthcare Delivery and Stakeholder’s Satisfaction under Social Health Insurance Schemes in India : An Evaluation of Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) and Exservicemen Cont...
Vellakkal, Sukumar; Juyal, Shikha; Mehdi, Ali - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
This study attempted to evaluate the working of the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) and Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) by assessing patient satisfaction as well as the issues and concerns of empanelled private healthcare providers. The study is based on a primary survey...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650934
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Healthcare Delivery and Stakeholder’s Satisfaction under Social Health Insurance Schemes in India : An Evaluation of Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) and Exservicemen Cont...
Vellakkal, Sukumar; Juyal, Shikha; Mehdi, Ali - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
This study attempted to evaluate the working of the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) and Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) by assessing patient satisfaction as well as the issues and concerns of empanelled private healthcare providers. The study is based on a primary survey...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650941
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Feminization of Ageing and Long Term Care Financing in Singapore
Choon, Chia Ngee; Shawna Lim Shi’en; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Feminization of ageing leads to issues relating to long term healthcare financing since females are more susceptible to chronic illnesses. This paper assesses the current provision of long-term care (LTC) in Singapore by first examining the health status of elderly female; and then estimates the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363425
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Addressing Regional Inequality Issues in Bangladesh Public Expenditure
Mahmoud, Chowdhury Shameem; Wadood, Syed Naimul; Ahmed, … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
education indicators. One of the most important policy documents Unlocking the potential : National Strategy for Accelerated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363528
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Healthcare Delivery and Stakeholder’s Satisfaction under Social Health Insurance Schemes in India : An Evaluation of Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) and Ex- serviceme...
Vellakkal, Sukumar; Juyal, Shikha; Mehdi, Ali - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This study attempted to evaluate the working of the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) and Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) by assessing patient satisfaction as well as the issues and concerns of empanelled private healthcare providers. The study is based on a primary survey...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363725