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Economic impact of homeopathic practice in general medicine in France
Colas, Aurélie; Danno, Karine; Tabar, Cynthia; Ehreth, … - In: Health economics review 5 (2015) 18, pp. 1-9
Health authorities are constantly searching for new ways to stabilise health expenditures. To explore this issue, we compared the costs generated by different types of medical practice in French general medicine: i.e. conventional (CM-GP), homeopathic (Ho-GP), or mixed (Mx-GP). Data from a...
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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
in reducing pharmaceuticals prices. Results are not as strong for demand side measures. Profit controls and the use of …
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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 …
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Factors associated with geographic variation in cost per episode of care for three medical conditions
Hadley, Jack; Reschovsky, James D.; O’Malley, James A.; … - In: Health economics review 4 (2014) 8, pp. 1-19
-surgical treatment and the availability of primary care and specialty physicians. We used Symmetry’s Episode Treatment Groups (ETG … and higher cost per episode for all three conditions, while greater availability of primary care physicians is … for surgical vs. non-surgical treatments and the availability of both primary care physicians and relevant specialists are …
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In-office magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment ownership and MRI volume among medicare patients in orthopedic practices
Ohsfeldt, Robert L.; Li, Pengxiang; Schneider, John E. - In: Health economics review 5 (2015) 31, pp. 1-10
use for Medicare patients among practice providers, relative to physicians in practices without MRI capacity over the same …
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Custom-made health-care : an experimental investigation
Keser, Claudia; Montmarquette, Claude; Schmidt, Martin; … - In: Health economics review 10 (2020) 41, pp. 1-12
Background: Physicians' financial interests might conflict with the best service to patients. It is essential to gain a … observed that physicians customized their care in response to the payment system. FFS patients received considerably more … medical care than did CAP patients with the same illness and treatment preference. Physicians over-served FFS patients and …
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Does patient behaviour drive physicians to practice defensive medicine? : evidence from a video experiment
Daniels, Lotte; Marneffe, Wim - In: Health economics review 13 (2023) 1, pp. 1-13
Objective By manipulating patients' critical attitude in a video experiment, we examined whether physicians are more … neutral questions and expressions). We asked the physicians about the care they would administer in the presented cases and … discover diferential treatment styles driven by physicians' perceived liability risk among patients with a diferent critical …
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The impact of reference pricing and extension of generic substitution on the daily cost of antipsychotic medication in Finland
Koskinen, Hanna; Ahola, Elina; Saastamoinen, Leena K.; … - In: Health economics review 4 (2014) 9, pp. 1-10
Objective: To assess the impact of reference pricing and extension of generic substitution on the daily cost of antipsychotic drugs in Finland during the first year after its launch. Furthermore, the additional impact of reference pricing on prior implemented generic substitution is assessed....
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Will vaccination against rotavirus infection with RIX4414 be cost-saving in Germany?
Knoll, Stefanie; Mair, Christoph; Benter, Ursula; Vouk, … - In: Health economics review 3 (2013) 27, pp. 1-11
-based physicians due to the vaccine’s efficacy against severe disease. Conclusions: Routine rotavirus vaccination in Germany would …
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The cost-effectiveness of celecoxib versus non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs plus proton-pump inhibitors in the treatment of osteoarthritis in Saudi Arabia
Nasef, Sherif A.; Shaaban, A. Aziz; Mould-Quevedo, Joaquin - In: Health economics review 5 (2015) 13, pp. 1-8
Background: Cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitors including celecoxib are as effective as non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (ns-NSAIDs) in the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) and have less gastrointestinal toxicity. Although they are associated with higher treatment costs, COX-2...
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