Cristian Pardo,Jorge Sabat
Cristian Pardo
This paper analyzes the impact of flat premiums on equity and efficiency within a regulated market. We examine the consequences of shifting from a risk-adjusted premium model to a flat premium system, particularly focusing on how this shift...
The pharmaceutical distributors' efficiency in Italy: an assessment of the impact of the 2010 reimbursable drug pricing reform [0.03%]
意大利2010年药品定价改革对药房配送效率的影响评估
Giorgio Matteucci,Daniele De Santis
Giorgio Matteucci
To assess the impact on pharmaceutical wholesalers' financial viability and efficiency of the reform of the wholesalers' and pharmacies' margins on reimbursable drugs enacted in 2010 that halved the distributors' margins. We perform a stoch...
Feeling discriminated means poor self-perceived health: a gender analysis using SHARE [0.03%]
受歧视的感觉意味着较差的自我感知健康状况——基于SHARE数据的性别差异分析
Sara Pinillos-Franco,David Cantarero-Prieto,Javier Lera
Sara Pinillos-Franco
Most part of the literature has highlighted the detrimental effects of discrimination on health. However, the influence of past and perceived discrimination on older workers' self-assessed health has been understudied. Firstly, we aim at st...
Vaccination strategies for different contact patterns: weighing epidemiological against economic outcomes [0.03%]
针对不同接触模式的疫苗接种策略：权衡流行病学与经济效益
Rikard Forslid,Mathias Herzing
Rikard Forslid
The aim of this paper is to shed light on the economic and epidemiological trade-offs that emerge when choosing between different vaccination strategies. For that purpose we employ a setting with three age groups that differ with respect to...
The effect of health facility ownership on perceived healthcare quality: evidence from Ghana [0.03%]
加纳医疗卫生设施所有权对医疗保健质量感知的影响证据
Alex Bawuah,Simon Appleton,Yang Li
Alex Bawuah
Whether private healthcare providers should be encouraged over public providers remains unclear. On the one hand, because private providers are profit-driven, they are more motivated to compete for demand by enhancing quality if demand is e...
Internet use, dietary habits and adolescent obesity: evidence from China [0.03%]
互联网使用、饮食习惯和青少年肥胖：来自中国的证据
Ke Ning,Zheyi Zhu,Zhigang Xu et al.
Ke Ning et al.
The widespread use of Internet has substantially influenced adolescents' lifestyles. This paper systematically explored the impact of Internet use on adolescent obesity and unveiled the underlying mechanism in China. We discussed the relati...
Estimating price elasticities of demand for pain relief drugs: evidence from Medicare Part D [0.03%]
医疗保险D部分的镇痛药需求价格弹性的证据
Aparna Soni
Aparna Soni
Overdose deaths from prescription opioids remain elevated, and policymakers seek solutions to curb opioid misuse. Recent proposals call for price-based solutions, such as opioid taxes and removal of opioids from insurance formularies. Howev...
The effect of the exit of an insurer, due to government liquidation, on access to health care: evidence from Colombia [0.03%]
政府监管下的保险公司退出对医疗保险获取的影响——来自哥伦比亚的证据
Cindy Chamorro,Manuel Fernández,Oscar Espinosa
Cindy Chamorro
Our study evaluates the liquidation effect of a health insurer from a subsidized scheme, with the largest number of members in Colombia, on restrictions to future access to user care. Based on the information regarding complaints and judici...
Can health financing programmes reduce food insecurity in a developing country? [0.03%]
卫生融资项目能否减少发展中国家的粮食不安全状况？
Raymond Elikplim Kofinti,Isaac Koomson,Josephine Baako-Amponsah
Raymond Elikplim Kofinti
Despite the devastating effects of out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures on households' financial outlays, which potentially stifle household resources needed for food consumption, the health financing program-food insecurity nexus is yet t...
Too many cooks could spoil the broth: choice overload and the provision of ambulatory health care [0.03%]
太多的厨师可能败坏汤的口味——选择过载与门诊医疗服务提供制度改革
Helmut Herwartz,Christoph Strumann
Helmut Herwartz
Patient empowerment calls for an intensified participation of (informed) patients with more treatment opportunities to choose from. A growing body of literature argues that confronting consumers with too many opportunities can lead to a cho...