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Health expenditures spent for prevention, economic performance, and social welfare

Wang, Fuhmei; Wang, Jung-der; Huang, Yu-xiu - In: Health economics review 6 (2016) 45, pp. 1-10

Background: Countries with limited resources in economic downturns often reduce government expenditures, of which spending on preventive healthcare with no apparent immediate health impact might be cut down first. This research aims to find the optimum share of preventive health expenditure to...

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Factors for healthcare utilization and effect of mutual health insurance on healthcare utilization in rural communities of South Achefer Woreda, North West, Ethiopia

Tilahun, Hiwot; Atnafu, Desta Debalkie; Asrade, Geta; … - In: Health economics review 8 (2018) 15, pp. 1-8

Objective: To identify factors for healthcare utilization and to describe effect of Mutual Health Insurance on health … utilization. Conclusion: Enrolment to mutual health insurance increases healthcare utilization. Presence of illness in the … Health Insurance scheme should be targeted during escalating of healthcare utilization. …

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A multilevel analysis of prenatal care and birth weight in Kenya

Awiti, Japheth Osotsi - In: Health economics review 4 (2014) 33, pp. 1-16

The paper investigates the effect of adequate use of prenatal care on birth weight in Kenya using data from the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey of 2008 - 2009 together with additional administrative data. Both a single-level model and a multi-level model are estimated. The estimation...

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Wealth and antenatal care use : implications for maternal health care utilisation in Ghana

Arthur, Eric - In: Health economics review 2 (2012) 14, pp. 1-8

, transportation and health insurance are other factors that were found to influence the use of Antenatal care in Ghana. There also …

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Health insurance coverage in Ethiopia : financial protection in the Era of sustainable cevelopment goals (SDGs)

Merga, Bedasa Taye; Balis, Bikila; Bekele, Habtamu; … - In: Health economics review 12 (2022) 1, pp. 1-7

Background: Health insurance is among the healthcare financing reforms proposed to increase the available healthcare …-based health insurance which mainly targets the very large rural agricultural sector and small and informal sector in urban … settings. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess the coverage of health insurance and its determinants in Ethiopia. Methods …

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Using morbidity and income data to forecast the variation of growth and employment in the oral healthcare sector

Ostwald, Dennis Alexander; Klingenberger, David - In: Health economics review 6 (2016) 11, pp. 1-11

was mostly seen as a "cost" item, probably because many medical treatments are covered by public health insurance. However …

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Socioeconomic determinants of use of reproductive health services in Ghana

Abekah-Nkrumah, Gordon; Abor, Patience Aseweh - In: Health economics review 6 (2016) 9, pp. 1-15

Background: The study examines trends in the consumption of reproductive health services (use of modern contraceptives, health facility deliveries, assisted deliveries, first trimester antenatal visit and 4+ antenatal visits) and their determinants using four rounds of Ghana Demographic and...

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Experimental measurement of preferences in health and healthcare using best-worst scaling: an overview

Mühlbacher, Axel; Kaczynski, Anika; Zweifel, Peter; … - In: Health economics review 6 (2016) 2, pp. 1-14

Best-worst scaling (BWS), also known as maximum-difference scaling, is a multiattribute approach to measuring preferences. BWS aims at the analysis of preferences regarding a set of attributes, their levels or alternatives. It is a stated-preference method based on the assumption that...

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Cost effectiveness of lanthanum carbonate in chronic kidney disease patients in Spain before and during dialysis

Gros, Blanca; Galán, Antonio; González-Parra, Emilio; … - In: Health economics review 5 (2015) 14, pp. 1-9

AIMS: In Spain, the first line treatment of hyperphosphatemia in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) consists of calciumbased phosphate binders (CB). However, their use is associated with vascular calcification and an increased mortality risk. The aim of this study was to assess the incremental...

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Paying for the quantity and quality of hospital care : the foundations and evolution of payment policy in England

Grašič, Katja; Mason, Anne R.; Street, Andrew - In: Health economics review 5 (2015) 15, pp. 1-10

Prospective payment arrangements are now the main form of hospital funding in most developed countries. An essential component of such arrangements is the classification system used to differentiate patients according to their expected resource requirements. In this article we describe the...

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