direct charge at the point of service. However, we find that the private cost of long-term care differs greatly across the …-term care ; private cost …

premiums and out-of-pocket (OOP) copayments for prescriptions; we term the sum of these Consumer Inclusive Cost (CIC). We can … plans that are ex post optimal with respect to total cost (premiums and co-payments). Relative to the benchmark of a static …

factors other than cost. By the early 1980's, this had changed: Hospitals with the greatest incentives to lower costs were now …

. The aim of this article is to estimate the cost of the time of the informal care depending on the type of disability and … time is spent on personal care activities and physical mobility, increasing the average cost when considering more severe …

and distributions of the cost and length of hospital stays. Using a sample of 5,681 stays observed in French public … became older and had more secondary diagnoses. These two factors induced sizeable shocks in cost distribution. Over this …

and distributions of the cost and length of hospital stays. Using a sample of 5,681 stays observed in French public … became older and had more secondary diagnoses. These two factors induced sizeable shocks in cost distribution. Over this …

The issue of whether faith-inspired providers are able to reach the poor depends in part on the cost of the health … assess to what extent the cost of healthcare is a major reason for not being satisfied with health services and whether … concerns with costs differ between types of providers. The paper also provides estimates of the cost of healthcare in a half …