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Chapter 16. Health and Long-Term Care
Norton, E.C. - In: Handbook of the economics of population aging : Volume 1, (pp. 951-989). 2016
-term care, primarily among the elderly. It also reviews the main features and problems with insurance markets and quality of …
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Elderly Healthcare in the Face of Budget Constraint
Perlingeiro, Ricardo - 2017
://ssrn.com/abstract=2456003The author contextualises the effects of public funding constraints on the creation of elderly healthcare and on … healthcare cases, nor does it prevent the exercise of any other statutory rights; to admit otherwise, would be an insult to the …” of healthcare for the elderly, as guidance for legislators, based on the financial realities of nations in such a way as …
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Time is Money : Outpatient Waiting Times and Health Insurance Choices of Elderly Veterans in the United States
Pizer, Steven D.; Prentice, Julia C. - 2011
Growth in the number of days between an appointment request and the actual appointment reduces demand. Although such waiting times are relatively low in the US, current policy initiatives could cause them to increase. We estimate multiple-equation models of physician utilization and insurance...
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Healthcare Intermediaries
Stein, Alex - 2013
Medical care organizations (MCOs), such as health maintenance organizations and preferred provider organizations, have become popular in recent decades because of their ability to lower consumers' healthcare costs while increasing providers' throughput. These organizations function as healthcare...
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The Fiduciary Obligation of Physicians to 'Just Say No' if an 'Informed' Patient Demands Services that Are Not Medically Indicated
Hafemeister, Thomas L. - 2010
patient demands for treatment that are not medically indicated. Physicians must exercise independent medical judgment prior to …
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Canadian Medical Tourism : Expanding Opportunities and Reducing Legal Risks for American Healthcare Providers
Cochran, R. Gregory - 2017
After identifying the economic benefits that increased medical tourism from Canada to the United States may confer on the U.S. healthcare market and local economies, this essay analyzes applicable U.S. legal impediments that certain medical tourism arrangements — to wit, those involving a...
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Lean on Me : A Physician’s Fiduciary Duty to Disclose an Emergent Medical Risk to the Patient
Hafemeister, Thomas L.; Spinos, Selina - 2010
This analysis has two purposes. The first is to establish that physicians owe their patients a fiduciary duty. Courts and commentators have widely acknowledged that this duty exists because of the nature of the special relationship between a physician and a patient. Application of this duty has...
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The value of socialized medicine : the impact of universal primary healthcare provision on birth and mortality rates in Turkey
Cesur, Resul; Güneş, Pınar Mine; Tekin, Erdal; … - 2015
more pronounced impacts among infants and the elderly, and a moderate reduction in the birth rates, primarily among …
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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
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Inventory Management Practices in Private Healthcare Facilities in Nairobi County
Karamshetty, Varun - 2020
Universal health coverage (UHC) is an integral part of the United Nations' sustainable development goals. The private sector plays a prominent role in achieving UHC, being the primary source of essential medicines for many people. However, many private healthcare facilities in low- and...
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