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Sustaining Universal Health Coverage in France: A Perpetual Challenge

Barroy, Helene; Or, Zeynep; Kumar, Ankit; Bernstein, David - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

While universal health coverage (UHC) offers a powerful goal for a nation, all countries-irrespective of income are struggling with achieving or sustaining UHC. France is a high-income country where HC is in effect universal. Health-related costs are covered by a mix of mandatory social health...

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The Production, Distribution, and Performance of Physicians, Nurses, and Midwives in Indonesia: An Update

Anderson, Ian; Meliala, Andreasta; Marzoeki, Puti; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

Indonesia launched the national health insurance program - Jaminan Kesehatan National (JKN), on January 1, 2014, and aims to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) by 2019. Achieving UHC means not only increasing the number of people covered but also expanding the benefits package and ensuring...

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Universal Health Coverage and the Challenge of Informal Employment: Lessons from Developing Countries

Bitran, Ricardo - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

The aim of the report is to review existing approaches and available policy options to improve access to health care services and financial protection against health shocks for informal-sector workers (ISWs). Along with their families, ISWs represent the majority of the population in many...

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A study of the differences in the relationship between HIV/AIDS prevalence and related costs in the mining and financial sectors in South Africa

Smit, Stefan - 2009

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: By understanding the costs of HIV/AIDS, businesses can understand the incentives for preventing and treating the disease better. This report primarily investigates whether there is a difference in the relationship between HIV/AIDS prevalence rates and related costs in different...

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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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[Measures of diabetic patient knowledge, attitudes, and behavior regarding self care]

Marquis, Kent H.; Ware, John E. - 1979

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Patient scheduling in radiodiagnostic departments

Blanjaar, Johannes Antonie - 1984

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Patients' acceptance of physician's assistants in Air Force primary medicine clinics

Jolly, David Maxwell - 1980

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Patient satisfaction and change in medical care provider : a longitudinal study

Marquis, M. Susan; Davies, Allyson Ross; Ware jr., John E. - 1982

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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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