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Impact of radiofrequency ablation for patients with varicose veins on the budget of the German statutory health insurance system
Kuhlmann, Alexander; Prenzler, Anne; Hacker, Jan; … - In: Health economics review 3 (2013) 9, pp. 1-17
Objectives: In contrast to other countries, surgery still represents the common invasive treatment for varicose veins in Germany. However, radiofrequency ablation, e.g. ClosureFast, becomes more and more popular in other countries due to potential better results and reduced side effects. This...
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Hospital unit costs in Jordan : insights from a country facing competing health demands and striving for universal health coverage
Hammad, Eman A.; Alabbadi, Ibrahim; Taissir, Fardos; … - In: Health economics review 12 (2022) 1, pp. 1-9
Background: Public providers in Jordan are facing increasing health demands due to human crises. This study aimed to benchmark the unit costs of hospital services in public providers in Jordan to provide insights into the outlook for public health care costs. Methods: The unit costs of hospital...
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Forgone healthcare and financial burden due to out-of-pocket payments in Bangladesh : a multilevel analysis
Rahman, Md. Mizanur; Islam, Md. Rashedul; Rahman, Md. … - In: Health economics review 12 (2022) 1, pp. 1-11
Background: Ensuring access to health services for all is the main goal of universal health coverage (UHC) plan. Out-of-pocket (OOP) payment still remains the main source of funding for healthcare in Bangladesh. The association between barriers to accessing healthcare and over-reliance on OOP...
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Exploring dynamics in catastrophic health care expenditure in Nigeria
Edeh, Henry C. - In: Health economics review 12 (2022) 1, pp. 1-20
Background: The Nigeria's National Health Insurance Scheme aimed at making health care accessible and affordable since it's became operational in 2005. However, many Nigerians still pay out of pocket for medical expenses, and this drive them to incurring catastrophic health expenditures....
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How much do government and households spend on an episode of hospitalisation in India? : a comparison for public and private hospitals in Chhattisgarh state
Garg, Samir; Tripathi, Narayan; Ranjan, Alok; Bebarta, … - In: Health economics review 12 (2022) 1, pp. 1-15
Background: Improvements in the financing of healthcare services are important for developing countries like India to make progress towards universal health coverage. Inpatient-care contributes to a big share of total health expenditure in India. India has a mixed health-system with a sizeable...
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Budgeting challenges on the path towards universal health coverage: the case of Benin
Paul, Elisabeth; Sambiéni, N’koué Emmanuel; Wangbe, … - In: Health economics review 10 (2020) 28, pp. 1-8
Background: In its pursuance of universal health coverage (UHC), the government of Benin is piloting a project of mandatory social insurance for health entitled "ARCH". Methods: We analysed budget data and ARCH documents, and conducted four observation missions in Benin between March 2018 and...
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Out-of-pocket expenditure and catastrophic health spending on maternal care in public and private health centres in India : a comparative study of pre and post national health miss...
Mohanty, Sanjay; Kastor, Anshul - In: Health economics review 7 (2017) 31, pp. 1-15
in the analyses. Results: Women availing themselves of ante natal, natal and post natal care (all three maternal care … educational attainment of women is positively and significantly associated with OOPE, linking OOPE and ability to pay. The extent ….07) suggest decline in CHS in the post NHM period. Women delivering in private health centres, residing in rural areas and poor …
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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
Background: Direct and time costs of accessing and using health care may limit health care access, affect welfare loss, and lead to catastrophic spending especially among poorest households. To date, limited attention has been given to time and transport costs and how these costs are distributed...
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Providing a model for financing the treatment costs during biological crises using the fiscal space development approach
Yaghoubi, Maryam; Idehlo, Masoud Vahedi; mehdizadeh, Parisa - In: Health economics review 13 (2023) 1, pp. 1-12
Background Expanding fiscal space for health can be defined as providing additional budgetary resources for health, which is highly important during biological crises. This study aimed to provide a model for financing the treatment costs during biological crises using the development of the...
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NHS reference costs : a history and cautionary note
Amies-Cul, Ben; Luengo-Fernandez, Ramon; Scarborough, Peter - In: Health economics review 13 (2023) 1, pp. 1-9
Historically, the NHS did not routinely collect cost data, unlike many countries with private insurance markets. In 1998, for the first time the government mandated NHS trusts to submit estimates of their costs of service, known as reference costs. These have informed a wide range of health...
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