The present research work aims to analyse the effect that the disaggregated developmental aid has had on the health … Mortality and Improved sanitation facilities are taken as indicators for health status and urbanisation respectively; and the … relationship between disaggregated health aid with Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and disaggregated aid for water and sanitation with …

Unraveling the relation of health spending and outcomes between bordering jurisdictions is a first-order concern to … better coordinate public health provision. In this paper, we explore the rules governing the main federal grant to Brazilian … in local health spending on bordering towns' health inputs and outcomes. We provide evidence that 1% increase in health …

- delivery, we estimate the causal effects of two major distinct parental leave reforms on maternal health outcomes, over a … period of 5 years postpartum. The health outcomes are objective measures based on all types of medical services provided by … assessment of short-run and long-run effects of maternity leave on mothers? health. The empirical approach uses a strict …

We use a five percent sample of Americans' credit bureau data to study the effects of public health insurance on the … geography of consumer financial health. Exploiting the nearly universal eligibility for Medicare at age 65, we find a 30 percent … race and education. Areas that experienced the largest gains in financial health at age 65 had higher shares of black …

wage. This paper estimates the cost differences to employers of offering employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) to older …

Health shocks are common and have serious consequences for households in developing countries where health insurance is … lacking. In this study, we examine whether out-of-pocket health expenditures crowd out household consumption of non … budget shares corresponding to proportions of total nonhealth expenditure. Findings show that out of pocket health …

Between 1992 and 2009, 29 US states adopted laws mandating that health insurance plans cover screenings for prostate …-sponsored health insurance …

been achieved via lawsuits based on the statement: health is everyone's right and a duty of the State. The number of … with health. Objectives: To investigate the efficiency of judicial decisions against the federal manager of the Unified … Health System (SUS) regarding the benefits and the costs of denied treatments. Methods: This study is based on data from …

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) intends to take American health care in a new direction by … National Institutes of Health. PPACA should require health insurance plans to reimburse for evidence-based CAM and empower an …