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"Top-down bottom-up" estimation of per capita cost of new-born care interventions in four regions of Ghana : beyond implementation to scalability and sustainability
Alhassan, Robert Kaba; Nketiah-Amponsah, Edward; … - In: Health economics review 11 (2021) 1/8, pp. 1-10
Count Initiative (MEBCI) implemented by local and international partners in 2013 in Ghana aimed at attaining neonatal … mortality of 21 per 1000 livebirths by 2018 in four administrative regions in Ghana. MEBCI interventions benefited 4027 health … may be potentially unsustainable for Ghana's health system. Emerging digital training platforms could be leveraged to …
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Economic evaluation of 2014 cholera outbreak in Ghana : a household cost analysis
Awalime, Dziedzom Kwesi; Davies-Teye, Bernard Bright K.; … - In: Health economics review 7 (2017) 45, pp. 1-15
Introduction: Ghana experienced its worst cholera outbreak in three decades in 2014. Evidence of cholera economic costs … cholera outbreak in a Coastal Region of Ghana. Methods: Two districts; High and Low Incidence Areas (HIA and LIA) were …
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Effects of capitation payment on utilization and claims expenditure under National Health Insurance Scheme : a cross-sectional study of three regions in Ghana
Andoh-Adjei, Francis-Xavier; Boudewijns, Bronke; … - In: Health economics review 8 (2018) 17, pp. 1-8
Introduction: Ghana introduced capitation payment under National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), beginning with pilot … regions of Ghana, one being an intervention region and two being control regions, over a 5-year period, 2010–2014. We … positive results. Health policy makers in Ghana may, therefore, want to consider capitation a key provider payment method for …
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An assessment of out of pocket payments in public sector health facilities under the free maternal healthcare policy in Ghana
Kumbeni, Maxwell Tii; Afaya, Agani; Apanga, Paschal Awingura - In: Health economics review 13 (2023) 1, pp. 1-13
Objectives To optimise planning of public health services, the impact of high-cost users needs to be considered. However, most of the existing statistical models for costs do not include many clinical and social variables from administrative data that are associated with elevated health care...
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Diabetic and cardiovascular patients' willingness to pay for upcoming national health insurance scheme in Côte d'Ivoire
Oga, Agbaya Stéphane Serge; Attia-konan, Akissi Régine; … - In: Health economics review 9 (2019) 8, pp. 1-8
Background: Côte d’Ivoire’s current health care financing system results from successive reforms undertaken with government funding and international support. The country is moving towards a national compulsory health insurance scheme. This context offered an opportunity to study additional...
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The effects of drug market regulation on pharmaceutical prices in Europe : overview and evidence from the market of ACE inhibitors
Schulenburg, Fritz von der; Vandoros, Sotiris; Kanavos, … - In: Health economics review 1 (2011) 18, pp. 1-8
This study provides an overview of policy measures targeting pharmaceutical expenditure in Europe and analyses their impact on originator pharmaceutical prices. Panel data methods are used to examine the market of ACE Inhibitors in six European countries (Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands,...
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Balance billing: the patients’ perspective
Kifmann, Mathias; Scheuer, Florian - In: Health economics review 1 (2011) 14, pp. 1-14
We study the effects of "balance billing", i.e., allowing physicians to charge a fee from patients in addition to the fee paid by Medicare. First, we show that on pure efficiency grounds the optimal Medicare fee under balance billing is zero. An active Medicare policy thus can only be justified...
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Staff costs of hospital-based outpatient care of patients with cystic fibrosis
Hollmeyer, Helge; Schreyögg, Jonas; Wahn, Ulrich; … - In: Health economics review 1 (2011) 10, pp. 1-8
Background: This study identified per patient resource use and staff costs at a cystic fibrosis (CF) outpatient unit from the health care provider's perspective. Methods: Personnel cost data were prospectively collected for all CF outpatients (n = 126) under routine conditions at the Charité...
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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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Long-term cost effectiveness of ticagrelor in patients with acute coronary syndromes in Thailand
Yamwong, Sukit; Unchalee Permsuwan; Tinmanee, Sirana - In: Health economics review 4 (2014) 17, pp. 1-7
Objectives: To evaluate the long-term cost-effectiveness of ticagrelor and ASA versus generic and branded clopidogrel and ASA in patients with ACS based on a Thai cost database. Methods: A one-year decision tree and a long-term Markov model were constructed to estimate lifetime costs and...
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