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C-sections, obesity, and health-care specialization : evidence from Mexico
Herrera, Catalina; Marquez-Padilla, Fernanda; Prina, Silvia - 2023
This study explores whether hospitals with higher increases in obesity levels have higher CS rates and the … consequential effects on maternal and newborn health in Mexico for 2008-2015. It models how changes in the obesity level of … specialization. And it creates a measure of hospital-level obesity, based on the fraction of obesity-related discharges for women of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014311942
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Health Care's Future Is So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
Cannon, Michael F. - 2015
Futurists, investors, and health-law programs all try to catch a glimpse of the future of healthcare. Lucky for you, you've got me. I'm from the future. I've travelled back in time from the year 2045. And I am here to tell you, the future of healthcare reform is awesome
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013015651
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Health Care Systems : Efficiency and Institutions
Joumard, Isabelle - 2010
This paper presents a set of indicators to assess health care system performance. It also presents new comparative data on health care policies and institutions for OECD countries. This set of indicators allows the empirical characterisation of health care systems and the identification of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444843
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An ounce of prevention for a pound of cure : basic health care and efficiency in health systems
Bancalari, Antonella; Bernal, Pedro; Celhay, Pablo A.; … - 2024
We examine the efficiency gains in health systems generated after the national roll out of basic healthcare in El Salvador between 2010 and 2013. Using data from over 120 million consultations and five million hospitalizations, we demonstrate that the expansion of community health teams,...
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An ounce of prevention for a pound of cure : efficiency of community-based healthcare
Antonella Bancalari, Antonella; Bernal, Pedro; Celhay, … - 2023
We study the efficiency in health systems generated by community health teams, a common strategy in low- and middle-income countries for primary healthcare delivery. We exploit the rollout of a nation-wide expansion of coverage to this model in El Salvador. Using a panel dataset of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014324883
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An Ounce of Prevention for a Pound of Cure : Efficiency of Community-Based Healthcare
Bancalari, Antonella; Bernal, Pedro; Celhay, Pablo; … - 2023
We study the efficiency in health systems generated by community health teams, a common strategy in low- and middle-income countries for primary healthcare delivery. We exploit the rollout of a nation-wide expansion of coverage to this model in El Salvador. Using a panel dataset of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014345561
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Do the obese really die younger or do health expenditures buy them extra years?
Frijters, Paul; Barón, Juan D. - 2009
A recent debate in the medical literature has arisen around the mortality effects of obesity. Whereas it has been … obesity, using the US Health and Retirement Study. Whilst we find that obesity leads to chronic diseases that reduce length of … when controlling for smoking and the long-term effects of obesity. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270627
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Overweight and obesity and the demand for primary physician care
Gupta, Nabanita Datta; Greve, Jane - 2009
or obese should increase the demand for medical care, particularly as clinical studies link obesity to a number of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271246
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Overweight and obesity and the demand for primary physician care
Gupta, Nabanita Datta; Greve, Jane - 2009
or obese should increase the demand for medical care, particularly as clinical studies link obesity to a number of … primary physician care among infrequent users but does so among frequent users. -- Overweight ; obesity ; demand for primary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003830298
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Is it good to be too light? : birth weight thresholds in hospital reimbursement systems
Reif, Simon; Wichert, Sebastian; Wuppermann, Amelie - 2017
Birth weight manipulation is common in per-case hospital reimbursement systems, in which hospitals receive more money for otherwise equal newborns with birth weight just below compared to just above specific birth weight thresholds. As hospitals receive more money for cases with weight below the...
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