This is the first paper to investigate the determinants of the demand for medical care in the People?s Republic of China. It uses a data set that consists of detailed characteristics of urban households, a continuous measure of health care spending, and price. A two-part model and a discrete...

This paper presents findings from the 2012 EBRI/MGA Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey. This study is based on an online survey of 4,498 privately insured adults ages 21-64 and was designed to provide nationally representative data regarding the growth of account-based health plans and...

The goal of every health system is (or ought to be) universal health care. This goal is reflected in obligations nations have assumed under a number of international, regional and domestic legal and policy frameworks. In general, these frameworks provide broad guidelines, leaving each country at...

The combined force of the National Health Act (NHA) 2014, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Act 1999 and revised National Health Policy (NHP) 2004 is monumental in terms of fashioning new avenues for protecting the health and wellbeing of Nigerians. The legislative and policy frameworks...

A common feature of all high performing health systems is their anchor on equity, fairness and universal access to health services – the trinity of better health. While some countries, such as Britain and Canada, have attained this threshold, others with nascent and fragile health systems,...

The possibility of attaining the benchmarks specified under the health-related aspects of the Millennium Development Goal (health-MDGs) in Africa come 2015 ranges from slim to nil. Atrocious health indices in the vast majority of countries in the region provide the starkest proof. This paper...

This paper examines satisfaction with various aspects of health care by type of health plan among three groups of health-plan enrollees: those with a consumer-driven health plan (CDHP), those with a high-deductible health plan (HDHP), and those with traditional coverage. The findings presented...

This paper measures and investigates the determinants of Chadian health system efficiency. The method used thru the analysis is a non-parametric approach on panel data. By orienting the analytical framework from the global level (of the country) to the local level, the study will consider the...

The article analyzes the development of the national healthcare system after the introduction of market reforms in Russia. We consider the economic substance of healthcare services, the specificity of their provision. Reveals social peculiarity of medical services and a high significance for...

A number of articles have reported that the uninsured and Medicaid populations have higher rates of mortality and morbidity than the privately insured. This study adds to the literature by applying Braveman's distinction between traditional commercial and PPO plans and private HMOs and PHPs to...