Wearable devices are increasingly present in the health context, as tools for biomedical
research and clinical care. In this context, wearables are considered key tools for a more …

BACKGROUND The September 1978 Alma-Ata Declaration is a landmark event in the
history of global health. The declaration raised awareness of “health for all” as a universal …

Objectives To present the implications of agency theory in microeconomics, augmented by
behavioral economics, for different methods of value‐based payment in health care; and to …

The empirical findings on the relationship between gross domestic product (GDP) and
health expenditure are diverse. The influence of income levels on this causal relationship is …

COVID‐19, also known as SARS‐CoV‐2, is a coronavirus that is highly pathogenic and
virulent. It spreads very quickly through close contact, and so in response to growing …

An essential element in the pursuit of value-based health care is provider payment reform.
This article aims to identify and analyze payment initiatives comprising a specific …

This study assesses the impact of competition on quality and price in the English
care/nursing homes market. Considering the key institutional features, we use a theoretical …

Despite the evidence of links between health expenditure and health care efficiency, it is still
unclear why countries with similar levels of health expenditures experience different outputs …

Reimbursement is a key factor in defining which resources are made available to ensure
quality, efficiency, availability, and access to specific health-care interventions. This Policy …

How can public policy best deal with infectious disease? In answering this question,
scholarship on the optimal control of infectious disease adopts the model of a benevolent …