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Sexual and reproductive health of migrants: Does the EU care?

Keygnaert, Ines; Guieu, Aurore; Ooms, Gorik; … - In: Health Policy 114 (2014) 2, pp. 215-225

The European Union (EU) refers to health as a human right in many internal and external communications, policies and agreements, defending its universality. In parallel, specific health needs of migrants originating from outside the EU have been acknowledged. Yet, their right to health and in...

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A systematic review and comparison of HIV contact tracing laws in Canada

Lunny, Carole; Shearer, Brenna D. - In: Health Policy 103 (2011) 2, pp. 111-123

Public health officials and health providers need to be aware of the legislation documenting contact tracing in their jurisdiction to advise HIV positive clients of their rights, and to systematically perform their duties. The objective is to outline and compare the contact tracing laws in 13...

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Maternal health care in Indian districts

Ghosh, Arabinda - In: Health Policy 103 (2011) 2, pp. 290-296

Health plays an important role in economic well-being. The relationship between poor health and poverty is multifaceted. Globally, reproductive health conditions are the second highest cause of ill health. This study uses district-level data from India to investigate how an index of maternal...

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Medicine access and utilization in a population covered by primary health care in Brazil

Bertoldi, Andra Dmaso; Barros, Alusio Jardim Dornellas de; … - In: Health Policy 89 (2009) 3, pp. 295-302

Objectives To describe medicine utilization and access in a population covered by the Family Health Program (PSF) in …. Medicine utilization in the 15 days prior to the interview was assessed, as well as lack of access to medicines (proportion of … people with medicines needed but not used), and lack of free access through the PSF (proportion of medicines used which had …

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Nonemergent emergency department visits under the National Health Insurance in Taiwan

Tsai, Jeffrey Che-Hung; Chen, Wen-Yi; Liang, Yia-Wun - In: Health Policy 100 (2011) 2, pp. 189-195

To explore the magnitude of nonemergent emergency department visits under the Taiwan National Health Insurance program and to identify significant factors associated with these visits.

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Scorecards for health system performance assessment: The New Zealand example

Gauld, Robin; Al-wahaibi, Suhaila; Chisholm, Johanna; … - In: Health Policy 103 (2011) 2, pp. 200-208

To develop a national scorecard for assessing health system performance derived from routine data.

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Evaluation of the equity of age–sex adjusted primary care capitation payments in Ontario, Canada

Sibley, Lyn M.; Glazier, Richard H. - In: Health Policy 104 (2012) 2, pp. 186-192

Several innovative primary care models have recently been introduced in Ontario, Canada. Two of these models are funded primarily through age–sex based capitation. There is concern that adjusting capitation rates for age and sex alone does not take into account the increased morbidity burden...

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Evidenced Formal Coverage Index and universal healthcare enactment: A prospective longitudinal study of economic, social, and political predictors of 194 countries

Feigl, Andrea B.; Ding, Eric L. - In: Health Policy 113 (2013) 1, pp. 50-60

Determinants of universal healthcare (UHC) are poorly empirically understood. We undertook a comprehensive study of UHC development using a novel Evidenced Formal Coverage (EFC) index that combines three key UHC elements: legal framework, population coverage, and accessibility.

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Are migrants health policies aimed at improving access to quality healthcare? An analysis of Spanish policies

Vázquez, María Luisa; Terraza-Núñez, Rebeca; … - In: Health Policy 113 (2013) 3, pp. 236-246

entitled to health care, available evidence suggested inadequate access for immigrants. Following the Aday and Andersen model …, we conducted an analysis of policy elements that affect immigrants’ access to health care in Spain, based on documentary … access to health care, reducing barriers for entry to the system, for example simplifying requirements and raising awareness …

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Challenges to orphan drugs access in Eastern Europe: The case of Bulgaria

Iskrov, Georgi; Miteva-Katrandzhieva, Tsonka; Stefanov, … - In: Health Policy 108 (2012) 1, pp. 10-18

This article explores how an Eastern European country could deal with orphan drugs access, combining EU policies with …

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