The Diagnostic Care Group (DCG) model is applied to data from the Massachusetts Group Insurance Commission from fiscal … provider organization, and several health maintenance organizations. Average reported covered expenses in the FFS plan are 2 …

We study how the optimal public provision of health care depends on whether or not individuals have an option to seek … incentive to over-provide health care to low-income individuals. When cross-border health care takes place, this incentive is … solely explained by that over-provision facilitates redistribution. The reason why more health care facilitates …

We study how the optimal public provision of health care depends on whether or not individuals have an option to seek … incentive to over-provide health care to low-income individuals. When cross-border health care takes place, this incentive is … solely explained by that over-provision facilitates redistribution. The reason why more health care facilitates …

This paper estimates the effects of a workplace health promotion program adopted in selected bluecollar trades in …, mixed evidence is found for a reduction in use of publicly financed health care services, at least in the shortand …

The study has been carried out to measure the incidence of government spending on health in Pakistan at provincial … emphasising health services as well as the trend in access to and public sector spending on health care facilities in Pakistan …. The study explores the inequalities in resource distribution and service provision against the government health …

Good health is a crucial part of well-being but spending on health can be justified on economic grounds. The goal of … reducing poverty provides a different but equally powerful case for health investments. However, if policymakers are to … accelerate the substantial health gains of recent decades, especially for the poor in African countries such as Nigeria, the …

GOOD HEALTH IS A CRUCIAL PART OF WELL-BEING BUT SPENDING ON HEALTH CAN BE JUSTIFIED ON ECONOMIC GROUNDS. THE GOAL OF … REDUCING POVERTY PROVIDES A DIFFERENT BUT EQUALLY POWERFUL CASE FOR HEALTH INVESTMENTS. HOWEVER, IF POLICYMAKERS ARE TO … ACCELERATE THE SUBSTANTIAL HEALTH GAINS OF RECENT DECADES, ESPECIALLY FOR THE POOR IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES SUCH AS NIGERIA, THE …

Health services are largely tax-financed in the United Kingdom and account for 14 per cent of general government … spending. This paper analyses how the National Health Service (NHS) has been dealing with the associated expenditure pressures …