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Forgone care and financial burden due to out-of-pocket payments within the German health care system

Bremer, Patrick - In: Health Economics Review 4 (2014) 36, pp. 1-9

Background: The amount of out-of-pocket (OOP) payments within the German health care system has risen steadily within the last years. OOP payments aim to strengthen patients' cost awareness and try to restrict the demand on medical necessary treatments. However, besides the intended decline of...

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Methods for measuring horizontal equity in health resource allocation: A comparative study

Tao, Yi; Henry, Kizito; Zou, Qinpei; Zhong, Xiaoni - In: Health Economics Review 4 (2014) 10, pp. 1-10

There are many existing methodologies on measuring health equity, while seldom has method aiming at health resource … allocation. We collected 6 method of measuring equity in health resource allocation. This paper presents key contents of methods … on measuring horizontal equity in health service allocation, yet each method has its advantages and disadvantages as well …

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An equity analysis on the household costs of accessing and utilising maternal and child health care services in Tanzania

Binyaruka, Peter; Borghi, Josephine - In: Health Economics Review 12 (2022) 1, pp. 1-15

service types. Data were analysed descriptively by using means, medians and equity measures like equity gap, ratio and …

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National health insurance, social influence and antenatal care use in Ghana

Owoo, Nkechi S.; Lambon-Quayefio, Monica P. - In: Health Economics Review 3 (2013) 19, pp. 1-12

The study explores the importance of social influence and the availability of health insurance on maternal care utilization in Ghana through the use of antenatal care services. A number of studies have found that access to health insurance plays a critical role in women's decision to utilize...

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Preferences for health insurance in Germany and the Netherlands: A tale of two countries

Leukert-Becker, Karolin; Zweifel, Peter - In: Health Economics Review 4 (2014) 22, pp. 1-11

Background: This contribution seeks to measure preferences for health insurance in Germany and the Netherlands, using two Discrete Choice Experiments (DCE). Since the Dutch DCE was carried out right after the 2006 health reform, which made citizens explicitly choose a health insurance contract,...

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Risk adjustment in aging societies

von Wyl, Viktor; Beck, Konstantin - In: Health Economics Review 4 (2014) 7, pp. 1-14

Background: In Switzerland, age is the predominant driver of solidarity transfers in risk adjustment (RA). Concerns have been voiced regarding growing imbalances in cost sharing between young and old insured due to demographic changes (larger fraction of elderly 65 years and rise in average...

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Extending health insurance in Ghana: Effects of the National Health Insurance Scheme on maternity care

Brugiavini, Agar; Pace, Noemi - In: Health Economics Review 6 (2016) 7, pp. 1-10

Background: There is considerable interest in exploring the potential of social health insurance in Africa where a number of countries are currently experimenting with different approaches. Since these schemes have been introduced recently and are continuously evolving, it is important to...

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Socioeconomic-related inequalities in child malnutrition: Evidence from the Ghana multiple indicator cluster survey

Novignon, Jacob; Aboagye, Emmanuel; Agyemang, Otuo Serebour - In: Health Economics Review 5 (2015) 34, pp. 1-12

Background: Malnutrition is a prevalent public health concern in Ghana. While studies have identified factors that influence child malnutrition and related inequalities in Ghana, very little efforts have been made to decompose these inequalities across various household characteristics. This...

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Determinants and the impact of the National Health Insurance on neonatal mortality in Ghana

Lambon-Quayefio, Monica; Owoo, Nkechi S. - In: Health Economics Review 7 (2017) 34, pp. 1-16

The national health insurance was established to increase access to health care services and the maternal component was later introduced to improve the health outcomes of both mother and child. The main objectives of this study are to investigate the factors that affect neonatal deaths as well...

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Willingness to accept capitation payment system under the Ghana National Health Insurance Policy: Do income levels matter?

Sackey, Frank Gyimah; Amponsah, Peter N. - In: Health Economics Review 7 (2017) 38, pp. 1-13

This research was set to examine the factors influencing the willingness and the likelihood of Ghanaians to accept the capitation payment system under the National Health Insurance Scheme. Data was collected through the random sampling method in all the ten regions of Ghana. A probit estimation...

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