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Revisiting Offsets of Psychotherapy Coverage
Serena, Benjamin Ly - 2021
Mental illness is a leading cause of disability worldwide with vast costs to society. Yet, insurance coverage for effective treatments remains limited. This paper revisits the Offset Hypothesis, which claims insurance coverage for psychotherapy is self-financing through reductions in the use of...
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The Power of Public Insurance With Limited Benefits: Evidence from China's New Cooperative Medical Scheme
Lin, Lin; Zai, Xianhua - 2022
Low-income people in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have limited access to healthcare when they are sick. To address this issue, the governments of LMICs have initiated health insurance programs that target these poor populations. However, the health benefits these programs provide are...
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The Effect of Universal Health Care on the Out-Of-Pocket Health Expenditures: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Asali, Muhammad; Pantsulaia, Valida - 2022
In the first two quarters of 2013 the Georgian government introduced and fully implemented a universal health care (UHC) plan covering all those not-yet publicly or privately insured. We estimate the effect of the introduction of the universal healthcare plan on the level of out-of-pocket (OOP)...
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Mutterschaftsleistungen für selbstständig erwerbstätige Frauen
Kay, Rosemarie - 2024
Selbstständig erwerbstätige Frauen können sich freiwillig über die Krankenversicherung gegen einen Einkommensausfall … Mutterschaftsleistungen von ihrer Krankenversicherung in Anspruch genommen. Die jährlichen Gesamtausgaben der Krankenversicherungen für …
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Friedens- versus Ausscheidegrenze in der Krankenversicherung: Ein kriegerischer Beitrag für mehr Nachhaltigkeit
Hagist, Christian; Raffelhüschen, Bernd - 2004
Die private (PKV) und die gesetzliche Krankenversicherung (GKV) werden durch die so genannte Friedensgrenze getrennt …
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Risk Selection and Complementary Health Insurance: The Swiss Approach
Kifmann, Mathias - 2005
A common approach to avoid risk selection in health insurance markets is to define and enforce a community-rated basic benefit package. The market for complementary insurance is usually completely separate from the market for basic health insurance. In Switzerland, however, the basic benefit...
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When Health Care Insurance does not make a Difference – The Case of Health Care ‘Made in China’
van Dalen, Hendrik P. - 2006
of a local clinic. This effect is particularly strong in urban areas. In case of a severe injury hospital consultation is …
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Universal Coverage on a Budget: Impacts on Health Care Utilization and Out-Of-Pocket Expenditures in Thailand
Limwattananon, Supon; Neelsen, Sven; O'Donnell, Owen; … - 2013
probability of receiving public ambulatory care by 2.7 ppt (5%) and of admission to a public hospital by 1 ppt (18%). OOP …
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Health insurance tax credits and health insurance coverage of low-earning single mothers
Cebi, Merve; Woodbury, Stephen A. - 2009
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 introduced a refundable tax credit for low-income working families who purchased health insurance coverage for their children. This health insurance tax credit (HITC) existed during tax years 1991, 1992, and 1993, and was then rescinded. We use...
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Coal, Smoke, and Death: Bituminous Coal and American Home Heating
Barreca, Alan I.; Clay, Karen; Tarr, Joel - 2014
due to the burning of bituminous coal for heat. We estimate the effects of this bituminous coal consumption on mortality … rates in the U.S. during the mid-20th century. Coal consumption varied considerably during the 20th century due to coal … of confounding factors, we use a triple-differences identification strategy that relies on variation in coal consumption …
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