A5101506391- Global Health Care Issues
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Health Services Management and Policy
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Healthcare Systems and Public Health
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Dental Education, Practice, Research
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Education Systems and Policy
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
2024
Barcelona Institute for Global Health
2015-2023
Hospital de Sant Pau
2017-2021
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
2021
Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques
2018
Groote Schuur Hospital
2018
University of Cape Town
2018
London School of Economics and Political Science
2002-2016
Keele University
2002-2016
World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
2015
To investigate the equity and policy implications of different methods to calculate catastrophic health spending.We used routinely collected data from recent household budget surveys in 14 European countries. We calculated incidence spending its distribution across consumption quintiles using four methods. compared share method, which is monitor universal coverage (UHC) sustainable development goals (SDGs), with three other well-established methods: actual food spending; partial normative on...
A few studies have noted the outsize administrative costs of US hospitals, but no research has compared these across multiple nations with various types health care systems. We assembled a team international policy experts to conduct just such challenging analysis hospital eight nations: Canada, England, Scotland, Wales, France, Germany, Netherlands, and United States. found that accounted for 25.3 percent total expenditures—a percentage is increasing. Next highest were Netherlands (19.8...
As pharmaceutical expenditure continues to rise, third-party payers in most high-income countries have increasingly shifted the burden of payment for prescription drugs patients. A large body literature has examined relationship between charges and outcomes such as expenditure, use, health, but few reviews explicitly link cost sharing efficiency equity. This article 173 studies from 15 discusses their implications important issues sometimes ignored literature; particular, extent which...
Around the world, rising health care costs are claiming a larger share of national budgets. This article reviews strategies developed to contain in systems Canada, England, France, and Germany 2000-10. We used comprehensive analysis reforms each country, compiled by European Observatory on Health Systems Policies. These countries rely number budget price-setting mechanisms costs. Our review revealed trends all four toward more use technology assessments payment based diagnosis-related groups...
This paper explores the changing role of government involvement in health care financing policy outside United States. It provides a review economics literature this area to elucidate implications recent changes on efficiency, costs, and quality. Our reveals that there has been some convergence policies adopted across countries improve incentives encourage efficient use services. In case risk pooling, all with competing pools experience similar difficulties selection are adopting more...
Abstract UK primary school playgrounds differ in architecture, size and presentation. Some are bleak empty; others crammed full of colour exciting play equipment. Overall, however, the assumption is that it a dedicated space promotes children's social physical freedom. This paper, using Sack's (1986) notion 'territorialisation', deconstructs contemporary playground examines spatial strategies invoked by those charge supervision management. It also presents territorialisation their reactions...
This paper examines some policies to increase or restrict consumer choice in western European health systems as regards four decisions: between public and private insurance; of insurance fund; first contact care provider hospital. Choice is limited arose for historical reasons Germany. Owing significant constraints, few people choose the option. fund tends be exercised by younger healthier people, decision change mainly associated with price and, despite complex risk adjustment mechanisms,...
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered an economic shock just ten years after the of 2008 global financial crisis. Economic shocks are a challenge for health systems because they reduce government revenue at same time as increase need publicly financed care. This article explores resilience financing policy to by reviewing responses crisis and in Europe. It finds that some were weakened Responses show evidence lessons learnt from earlier but also reveal weaknesses limit national preparedness face...
Several European countries have considered introducing choice of public or private health insurance - usually by allowing people to ‘opt out’ the statutory scheme under assumption that enhancing consumer and stimulating competition between insurers will be beneficial. This article examines impact opting out on equity efficiency in systems. Focusing Germany Netherlands only where this type has been available significant population groups for a prolonged period (from 1970 present day Germany,...