outcomes. In the health sector, risk classification is also subject to concerns about social equity and potential …

health insurance; 2) Existence of “psychological thresholds” toward cost and insurance coverage. The article addresses these … insurance coverage is unlikely to pay off. To promote the value of health insurance, the target group should be the poor and non …-resident patients. It is better for policymakers to promote a diversity of insurance schemes, including micro-health insurance, and to …

, and reimbursed by the health authorities. Balance billing is known for restricting access to physicians' services while …

We studied the impact of Affordable Care Act navigator programs on health insurance coverage, using the 80% cut in … rates of marketplace coverage or any health insurance coverage by 2019; however, our estimates could not rule out …

This paper examines the impact of universal, free, and easily accessible primary healthcare on population health as … provided at family health centers, which operate on a walk-in basis and are located within the neighborhoods in close proximity … health. …

People in Canada and the U.S. often make claims regarding whose country has a better health system. Several researchers … have attempted to address this question by analysing subjective health in the two countries, thus assuming a common … definition of “good” health. Using data from the Joint Canada/U.S. Survey of Health, I generate quasi-objective health indices …

This paper examines the impact of universal, free, and easily accessible primary healthcare on population health as … provided at family health centers, which operate on a walk-in basis and are located within the neighborhoods in close proximity … health. …

of the country. Building on data on individuals aged 50 or older drawn from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement … inequity in older people health and healthcare access (i.e. GP contacts and specialists' visits) across Italian macro …-areas since the Great Recession onset. Results show that in the North, while health has been improving on average, income …

Mounting evidence documents a stark correlation between income and health, yet the causal mechanisms behind this … gradient are poorly understood. This paper examines the impact of access to expertise on health, and whether unequal access to … expertise contributes to the health-income gradient. Our empirical setting, Sweden, allows us to shut down inequality in formal …