Incentives to use primary care and their impact on healthcare utilization: evidence using a public health insurance dataset in China
M Shen, W He, L Li - Social Science & Medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Large hospitals in China are overcrowded, while primary care tends to be underutilized,
resulting in inefficient allocation of resources. This paper examines the impacts of a policy …
resulting in inefficient allocation of resources. This paper examines the impacts of a policy …
Effects of decreasing the out-of-pocket expenses for outpatient care on health-seeking behaviors, health outcomes and medical expenses of people with diabetes …
W Du, P Liu, W Xu - International Journal for Equity in Health, 2022 - Springer
Background: To improve access to outpatient services and provide financial support in
outpatient expenses for the insured, China has been establishing its scheme of decreasing …
outpatient expenses for the insured, China has been establishing its scheme of decreasing …
Healthcare utilization under a comprehensive public welfare program: Evidence from Japan
M Yuda - Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The public assistance system in Japan provides detailed and comprehensive livelihood
support for low-income families with various needs. As one example, and the beneficiaries …
support for low-income families with various needs. As one example, and the beneficiaries …
Impact of medical subsidy disqualification on children's healthcare utilization: A difference-in-differences analysis from Japan
A Miyawaki, H Noguchi, Y Kobayashi - Social Science & Medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Financial support for children's medical expenses has been introduced in many countries.
Limited work has been done on price elasticity in children's healthcare demand, especially …
Limited work has been done on price elasticity in children's healthcare demand, especially …
The effects of payments for pharmaceuticals: a systematic literature review
K Kolasa, M Kowalczyk - Health Economics, Policy and Law, 2019 - cambridge.org
The existence of different forms of out-of-pocket payments (OOPs) for pharmaceuticals
across the globe provokes the question whether they can achieve more negative or positive …
across the globe provokes the question whether they can achieve more negative or positive …
Association between clinical remission of infantile-onset allergic rhinitis during the school-age period and the type of housing: a longitudinal population-based …
K Uraguchi, N Matsumoto, T Mitsuhashi… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated the association between housing type and clinical remission of
infantile-onset allergic rhinitis (AR) in 53,575 children born in 2001 in Japan. Infantile-onset …
infantile-onset allergic rhinitis (AR) in 53,575 children born in 2001 in Japan. Infantile-onset …
Effects of establishing a financing scheme for outpatient care on inpatient services: empirical evidence from a quasi-experiment in China
W He - The European Journal of Health Economics, 2022 - Springer
The relationship between outpatient and inpatient care is central to the current healthcare
reform debate especially in developing countries. Despite the importance of this relationship …
reform debate especially in developing countries. Despite the importance of this relationship …
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 …
A large number of the poor elderly in Korea have been exposed to the risk of insufficient
proper medical treatments because of financial restrictions. South Korea launched policies …
proper medical treatments because of financial restrictions. South Korea launched policies …
Effect of reducing cost sharing for outpatient care on children's inpatient services in Japan
H Kato, R Goto - Health Economics Review, 2017 - Springer
Background Assessing the impact of cost sharing on healthcare utilization is a critical issue
in health economics and health policy. It may affect the utilization of different services, but is …
in health economics and health policy. It may affect the utilization of different services, but is …
Does free healthcare improve children's healthcare use and outcomes? Evidence from Japan's healthcare subsidy for young children
C Kang, A Kawamura, H Noguchi - Journal of Economic Behavior & …, 2022 - Elsevier
We investigate the extent to which the subsidy for children's healthcare in Japan affects
children's healthcare use and outcomes. The subsidy, which made children's healthcare …
children's healthcare use and outcomes. The subsidy, which made children's healthcare …