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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Out-of- pocket costs"”.
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Measuring the impact of Voluntary Health Insurance on out of pocket costs and socioeconomic-related inequality: methodological challenges and potential solutions with an application to Vietnam
… study has three aims: 1) to measure the impact of the Vietnamese Voluntary Health Insurance (VHI) programme on out-of-pocket (OOP) costs of health care after correcting for care-seeking and insurance-seeking self-selection biases; 2) to measure the effect of the VHI programme on …
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Analysis of Out-of-Pocket Expenditures of Oral Oncologics for Tennessee Recipients of Medicare Part D
… There are few studies that examine patients' costs of oral oncology drugs from Medicare Part D plan providers. These drugs can impose a financial burden to beneficiaries, and, due to their cost, place beneficiaries in the coverage gap in a short period of time. In addition to examining costs, …
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The Prevalence Of Mental Disorders And Associated Out-Ofpocket Expenditure Among Insured Patients In South Africa
… huge global burden, with approximately a quarter of the population developing a mental illness at some point. Despite significant advances in treatment for these disorders, massive treatment gaps still exist. In South Africa, approximately 20% of adults are believed to be struggling with poor …
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Test of a Multidisciplinary Health Behavior Model of Medicare Elders' Antihypertensive Acquisitions
<p>This study examined the relative utility of the enhanced Health Belief Model as compared to the proposed Pharmaceutical Acquisition Model for Medicare Elders (PAMME) in describing antihypertensive acquisition with usage intentions for Medicare elders (65 years or older) in Southeastern Virginia. …
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Information, decision-making and health
This thesis consists of three essays on information, decision-making and health. All three concern the relationship between the choices consumers would make if they were "fully informed" in an appropriate sense and the choices we actually observe. Chapter 1 considers how we can determine whether …
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Barriers and Facilitators to Hemodialysis Access and Utilization Among Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease in Ghana: A Mixed-Methods Study from the Perspectives of Patients, Providers, and Administrators.
… public health issue in Ghana, with a prevalence of 13.3%. Many individuals with CKD progress to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), for which hemodialysis is the principal lifesaving treatment. However, access to and utilization of hemodialysis remain severely limited by financial, geographic, and …
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Impact of Cost Sharing Levels on Adherence to Controller Drugs and Consequent Outcomes among Asthma Patients
… on the drug utilization especially in case of chronic conditions. Chronic conditions such as asthma require appropriate utilization of controller medication to keep the inflammation and symptoms under control. Literature on asthma drug utilization has consistently reported underuse of …
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Financial Toxicity and Health-related Quality of Life in Indonesian Patients with Cancer
… recognized as an adverse consequence of cancer care across various health systems worldwide. It is defined as the negative financial impact of cancer diagnosis and treatment, which can be categorized into objective (e.g., out-of-pocket costs) and subjective (e.g., perceived financial …
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The health economics of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour: healthcare expenditure and cost-effective interventions
… and sedentary behaviour increases the risk of premature mortality and chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), type 2 diabetes (T2D), and cancers. Globally, the prevalence of these risk factors is increasing, putting many people at increased risk. Physical inactivity and …
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Essays on transport economics
… address different topics on the economics of transportation. The first two essays analise the demand side of transportation services. In the first essay, we study the phenomena related to the first two steps in the traditional four-step model for traffic assignment: trip generation and trip …