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The Comparative Nature of Faith-Inspired Health Care Provision in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strengthening the Evidence for Faith-inspired Health Engagement in Africa, Volume 2
Oliver, Jill; Wodon, Quentin - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2012
This role of faith-inspired health care providers in sub-saharan Africa and public-private partnerships is comprised of a three volume series on strengthening the evidence for faith inspired engagement in health in sub-Saharan Africa. An increasing level of interest in the role of faith in...
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Health Care in Sri Lanka : What Can the Private Health Sector Offer?
Govindaraj, Ramesh; Navaratne, Kumari; Cavagnero, Eleonora - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
This review represents an attempt to bridge the significant knowledge gaps on the private health sector in Sri Lanka, and foster a dialogue on opportunities for collaboration between the government and the private sector. It accomplishes this through a systematic collection and analysis of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933622
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Cross-border purchases of health services : a case study on Austria and Hungary
Obermaier, Andreas J. - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2009
of this phenomenon as well as the barriers to a further increase. Austrian patients may receive health care treatment in … Hungary in three different ways. First, patients may receive benefits in the context of the European Community Regulations … 1408/71 and 574/72 (Category I patients). Second, outside those regulatory structures, Austrian patients travel to Hungary …
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The Affordable Care Act's effects on patients, providers and the economy : what we've learned so far
Gruber, Jonathan; Sommers, Benjamin D. - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012053176
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The Affordable Care Act's Effects on Patients, Providers and the Economy : What We've Learned so Far
Gruber, Jonathan - 2019
patients, providers and the economy. We find strong evidence that the ACA's provisions have increased insurance coverage. There …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012868740
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Health Financing Options for Samoa : Challenges and Opportunities
Anderson, Ian - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013
; (6) mobilizing additional nongovernment resources via insurance (including social health insurance, and community and … private insurance); (7) increasing cost-recovery measures; and (8) increasing efficiency. The paper concludes that the chief …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010932945
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Turkey on the Way of Universal Health Coverage Through the Health Transformation Program (2003-2013)
Aran, Meltem; Rokx, Claudia - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
insurance schemes and a ?Green Card? program for the poor, each with distinct benefits packages and access rules. Both the …) insurance coverage increased from 64 to 98 percent between 2002 and 2012; (ii) the share of pregnant women having four antenatal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010937832
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TURKEY ON THE WAY OF UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE THROUGH THE HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM (2003-13)
Bump, Jesse; Sparkes, Susan; Tatar, Mehtap; Celik, Yusuf; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
insurance schemes and a ?Green Card? program for the poor, each with distinct benefits packages and access rules. Both the …) insurance coverage increased from 64 to 98 percent between 2002 and 2012; (ii) the share of pregnant women having four antenatal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212023
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Advancing Cervical Cancer Prevention in India: Insights from Research and Programs
Krishnan, Suneeta; Madsen, Emily; Porterfield, Deborah; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group
Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in India, accounting for 17 percent of all cancer deaths among women age 30 to 69 years. At current incidence rates, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the annual burden of new cases in India will increase to nearly 225,000...
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Economics and Ethics of Results-Based Financing for Family Planning: Evidence and Policy Implications
Chowdury, Sadia; Vergeer, Petra; Schmidt, Harald; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013
This paper was developed for World Bank task team leaders (TTLs) and teams designing results-based financing (RBF) programs in family planning (FP). It explores the rationale for introducing such incentives based on insights from classical and behavioral economics, to respond to supply- and...
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