Habib, Rima R. El-Haddad, Nataly W. Halwani, Dana A. Elzein, Kareem Hojeij, Safa
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Inquiry: A Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing
Heat exposure is linked to a range of heat-related illnesses and injuries. This study assessed the association between workers’ perceptions of the work environment and reports of heat stress-related health symptoms in bakery workers in Lebanon. A national cross-sectional survey of workers was carried out in 504 bakeries in Lebanon. One worker in ea...
Lee, Hyunjung Hodgkin, Dominic Johnson, Michael P Porell, Frank W
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Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing
Since 2014, 32 states implemented Medicaid expansion by removing the categorical criteria for childless adults and by expanding income eligibility to 138% of the federal poverty level (FPL) for all non-elderly adults. Previous studies found that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion improved rates of being insured, unmet needs for care d...
Rahman, Redwanur Qattan, Ameerah
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Inquiry: A Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing
Vision 2030 is a social and economic strategic program by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) aimed at diversifying the nation’s economy and stimulating numerous changes in its social and economic sectors, including in healthcare. Sustainable Development (SD) 2030 is a global consensual agreement among nation-states to build a sustainable, desirable ...
Qin, Xuezheng Hsieh, Chee-Ruey
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A common challenge faced by the healthcare systems in many low- and middle-income countries is the substantial unmet mental healthcare needs, or the large gap between the need for and the provision of mental healthcare treatment. This paper investigates the potential causes of this treatment gap from the perspective of economics. Specifically, we h...
Epstein, Jordan Nicholson, Sean Wang, Lucy Xiaolu Hempstead, Katherine Asin, Sam
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In addition to the prices they negotiate with private health insurers, most providers also have a cash price schedule for patients who have the wherewithal to ask and are willing to pay in full when they receive a service. This is the first study that estimates the potential cost saving of allowing privately-insured consumers to observe both in-net...
Hofstad, Tore Hampton, James A. Hofmann, Bjørn
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Health professionals tend to perceive some diseases as more typical than others. If disease typicalities have implications for health professionals or health policy makers’ handling of different diseases, then it is of great social, epistemic, and ethical interest. Accordingly, it is important to find out what makes health professionals rank diseas...
Kiertiburanakul, S. Phongsamart, W. Tantawichien, T. Manosuthi, W. Kulchaitanaroaj, P.
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Inquiry: A Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing
Thailand has a high incidence and high mortality rates of influenza. This study summarizes the evidence on economic burden or costs of influenza subsequent to the occurrence of influenza illness in the Thai population by specific characteristics such as population demographics, health conditions, healthcare facilities, and/or cost types from publis...
Jung, Yoon-Sun Kim, Young-Eun Go, Dun-Sol Munkhzul, Radnaabaatar Jung, Jaehun Yoon, Seok-Jun
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In South Korea, people may increase their medical coverage by purchasing private health insurance to augment low coverage provided by the National Health Insurance (NHI). Frequent and excessive use of medical care by those with private health insurance is an issue, especially for musculoskeletal disorders that require excessive care and contribute ...
Abraham, Traci H. McBain, Sacha A. Goudie, Anthony Hudson, Teresa Thompson, Joseph W.
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Inquiry: A Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing
This article reports qualitative results from a mixed-methods evaluation of the Arkansas Health Care Independence Program. Qualitative data was collected using telephone interviews with 24 low-income Arkansans newly enrolled in Medicaid or a Qualified Health Plan in 2014. We used methods developed for rapid qualitative assessment to explore a range...
Yeh, Te-Feng Chang, Yu-Chia Feng, Wei-Hsin sclerosis, Multiple Yang, Cheng-Chia
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Exposing nursing staff to workplace violence workplace violence (WV) affects their psychological, emotional, and physical health; engenders increased workload; affects the medical reciprocity between nurses and patients; and ultimately leads to staff turnover intention. To preventing WV, development of intervention strategies and WV prevention meas...
