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Patients’ mobility as an indicator for (in)efficiency : a panel data analysis on Italian health care authorities
Mafrolla, Elsabetta; D'Amico, Eugenio - In: Health economics review 3 (2013) 3, pp. 1-13
patients to migrate towards different health care organizations to avail treatments. The efficiency and productivity issues are … behavior and their resident authorities’ efficiency in allocating resources on the proper operating cost. Spending in the …
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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
important implications for the allocative efficiency and the desired public-private provider-mix. Using public resources for …
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Balance billing: the patients’ perspective
Kifmann, Mathias; Scheuer, Florian - In: Health economics review 1 (2011) 14, pp. 1-14
fee paid by Medicare. First, we show that on pure efficiency grounds the optimal Medicare fee under balance billing is …
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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
Objective: To identify associations between market factors, especially relative reimbursement rates, and the probability of surgery and cost per episode for three medical conditions (cataract, benign prostatic neoplasm, and knee degeneration) with multiple treatment options. Methods: We use 2004...
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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
Background: Concerns have been raised about physician ownership of onsite advanced imaging equipment as allowed under Stark laws by the in-office ancillary service exception (IOASE). Methods: A web-based survey of orthopedic practices in the United States was used to assign a first date of...
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The impact of additive or substitutive clinical study design on the negotiated reimbursement for oncology pharmaceuticals after early benefit assessment in Germany
Dintsios, C. M.; Beinhauer, I. - In: Health economics review 10 (2020) 7, pp. 1-25
Background: We analysed the impact of clinical study design for oncological pharmaceuticals on the subsequent price negotiations after early benefit assessment between pharmaceutical companies and the German National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds. The analysis was conducted for...
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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 in the Ashanti region, in 2012 with a key objective of controlling utilization and related cost. This study sought to analyse utilization and claims expenditure data before and...
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The national health insurance scheme : perceptions and experiences of health care providers and clients in two districts of Ghana
Dalinjong, Ayizem Philip; Laar, Alexander Suuk - In: Health economics review 2 (2012) 13, pp. 1-13
Background: Prepayments and risk pooling through social health insurance has been advocated by international development organizations. Social health insurance is seen as a mechanism that helps mobilize resources for health, pool risk, and provide more access to health care services for the...
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Comparative study of the effect of National Health Insurance Scheme on use of delivery and antenatal care services between rural and urban women in Ghana
Kofinti, Raymond Elikplim; Asmah, Emmanuel Ekow; … - In: Health economics review 12 (2022) 1, pp. 1-19
Background: Despite the focus of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to bridge healthcare utilisation gap among women in Ghana, recent evidence indicates that most maternal deaths still occur from rural Ghana. The objective of this study was to examine the rural-urban differences in the...
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The operations of the free maternal care policy and out of pocket payments during childbirth in rural Northern Ghana
Dalinjong, Philip Ayizem; Wang, Alex Y.; Homer, … - In: Health economics review 7 (2017) 41, pp. 1-6
Background: To promote skilled attendance at births and reduce maternal deaths, the government of Ghana introduced the free maternal care policy under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in 2008. The objective is to eliminate financial barriers associated with the use of services. But...
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