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Can a multitiered copayment system affect people’s healthcare-seeking behavior? A case study of Wenzhou, China
BackgroundFacilitating the primary health care (PHC) system and maintaining people’s reasonable healthcare-seeking behavior are key to establishing a...
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Does the abolition of copayment increase ambulatory care utilization?: a quasi-experimental study in Germany
Due to a problematic situation with public finances, Germany introduced a copayment scheme for ambulatory care visits in 2004. In 2012, Germany...
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The short-term effects of fixed copayment policy on elderly health spending and service utilization: evidence from South Korea’s age-based policy using exact date of birth
A large number of the poor elderly in Korea have been exposed to the risk of insufficient proper medical treatments because of financial...
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Unintended consequences of healthcare reform in South Korea: evidence from a regression discontinuity in time design
BackgroundTo address concerns over the financial stability of South Korea’s National Health Insurance (NHI) programme, the government transitioned...
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Hausärztliche Versorgungssteuerung vor und nach Abschaffung der Praxisgebühr
BackgroundIn order to strengthen the coordination by family physicians, a copayment was introduced in 2004. Due to a perceived lack of efficacy in...
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Healthcare burden changes by restricted physical activities in lumbar spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis: a retrospective large cohort study during the COVID-19 pandemic
BackgroundLumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and spondylolisthesis (SPL) are characterized as degenerative spinal pathologies and share considerable...
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Highlights of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Studies Presented at the 2023 American College of Cardiology Conference
Purpose of ReviewTo summarize selected late-breaking science on cardiovascular (CV) disease prevention presented at the 2023 American College of...
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A Mixed-Methods Approach for Evaluating Implementation Processes and Program Costs for a Hypertension Management Program Implemented in a Federally Qualified Health Center
Team-based care approaches are effective at improving hypertension control and have been used in clinical practice to improve hypertension outcomes....
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The effects of copayment in primary health care: evidence from a natural experiment
ObjectiveEvaluate the effects of the ‘euro per prescription’ on primary health care services (number of doctor visits), through a retrospective...
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Experience of a demand-side subsidy scheme for residential long-term care: perspectives of elderly and their carers
BackgroundVouchers, which are demand-side subsidies to targeted groups, are a type of consumer-led near-cash social transfer for specified benefits...
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The influence of the National Health Insurance scheme of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on healthcare access and catastrophic health expenditures for patients with chronic renal disease, and the possibility of integrating organ transplantation into the health financing system
Citizens of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic have difficulties in obtaining proper health services compared to more developed countries, due to...
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Potential determinants of the quantity and duration of COVID-19 outbreaks in geriatric long-term care facilities
BackgroundWe analyzed potential factors for the number and duration of COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes based on routine and structural data.
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Estimating the cost-effectiveness threshold of advanced non-small cell lung cancer in China using mean opportunity cost and contingent valuation method
ObjectivesMonetizing health has sparked controversy and has implications for pricing strategies of emerging health technologies. Medical insurance...
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Effect of Medication Copayment on Adherence and Discontinuation in Medicare Beneficiaries with Type 2 Diabetes: A Retrospective Administrative Claims Database Analysis
IntroductionNonadherence to antihyperglycemic agents (AHAs) increases the incidence of morbidity and mortality, as well as healthcare-related costs,...
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Predictors of frequent emergency department visits among hospitalized cancer patients: a comparative cohort study using integrated clinical and administrative data to improve care delivery
BackgroundFrequent emergency department (FED) visits by cancer patients represent a significant burden to the health system. This study identified...
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Medication delivery factors and adjuvant endocrine therapy adherence in breast cancer
PurposeOver 50% of breast cancer patients prescribed a 5-year course of daily oral adjuvant endocrine therapy (ET) are nonadherent. We investigated...
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Horizontal healthcare utilization inequity in patients with rare diseases in Korea
BackgroundRare diseases (RDs) are difficult to diagnose and expensive to treat. Thus, the South Korean government has implemented several policies to...
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Advanced Therapies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Navigating Payor and Financial Challenges
Purpose of ReviewIn the United Sates the cost of managing Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, the two most common inflammatory bowel diseases, is...
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Impact of the 2014 coinsurance rate revision for the elderly on healthcare resource utilization in Japan
BackgroundCost sharing, including copayment and coinsurance, is often used to contain medical expenditure by decreasing unnecessary or excessive use...
