community in their last year of life. Since cost-sharing is common in most countries, including those with univer‑ sal health … decedents' characteristics or their countries' health policy afects OOPE more. Methods SHARE data among people aged 50+from …

gender-specific differences in health, i.e. the so-called "gender health gap", in the same age group. Self-assessed general … health in 2013 reveals no significant differences between men and women in the countries studied. However, gender … the sexes. Although the study does not measure causal relationships between income and health, the results indicate that …

This paper reviews the performance of French health care system from an economic viewpoint. It also provides some … policy recommendations. The health system in France is regarded as delivering high quality services, with freedom of choice … therefore not surprising that the French population is relatively satisfied with the health system. As this paper points out …

of imputing lower values for persons with a compromised health status. We also find that income is positively and …

of imputing lower values for persons with a compromised health status. We also find that income is positively and …

.Using data on up to approximately 24,000 French children from the Health, Health Care and Insurance Surveys, we apply econometric … health problems for low-income children. In addition, income is strongly correlated with anthropometric characteristics. The … to health care services for children from low-income families may not be enough to decrease social health inequalities in …

This paper examines the effect of two different soda taxes on consumption behaviour and health of school-aged children … in Europe: Hungary imposed a Public Health Product Tax (PHPT) on several unhealthy products in 2011. France introduced …

This paper examines the effect of soda taxes on the consumption behaviour and health of school-aged children in Europe …: Hungary imposed a "Public Health Product Tax" on several unhealthy products including sodas in 2011. France introduced solely …

France’s health-care system offers high-quality care. Average health outcomes are good, public satisfaction with the … health-care system is high, and average household out-of-pocket expenditures are low. As in other OECD countries, technology … by care providers, tackle the high spending on pharmaceuticals, strengthen the role of health insurers as purchasing …