health insurancecherry pickingrisk adjustmentmechanism designWe analyze the role of community rating in the optimal design of a risk adjustment scheme in competitive health insurance markets when insurers have better information on their customers' risk profiles than the sponsor of health insurance. The ...
medical records are different from electronic medical records, a similar program with much broader functions used by health care providers, such as monitoring and billing with insurance companies, and storage of patients’ health information. Below are the benefits of having a personal health record....
This provides an option for its use in healthcare contingent valuation studies where respondents are uncertain about their true responses. The groups that are willing to pay lesser amounts into the scheme as compared with their counterparts are women, the less educated, and the less wealthy ...
(APTC) to lower the monthly premium and has paid at least one full month's premium during the benefit year, has a short period of time to pay should they fall behind on their monthly health insurance premium. This period of time is called a 'grace period.' This grace period is 90 ...
Community engagement in health is essential to developing countries where resources are scarce albeit demand for healthcare remains high. Leveraging existing community structures and resources towards healthcare quality improvement is therefore an option worth considering. Morgan and Lifshay [2] defined ...
It gives health care professionals the option to add specific items for special cases. Furthermore, the presence of explicit items to be filled out in the D-SAFE raises awareness among hospital physicians as to the importance of the continuity of care after discharge from the GAU. The format ...
Yet, CBHI was chosen over other potential solutions to expand access to healthcare because it was also the option the most compatible with the ruling coalition core ideology. The study shows that pursuing UHC is an eminently political process but explanations solely based on objective “interests”...
Another option is taking ginger supplements, which are available in pill form at most health food stores. However, note that while ginger can be effective in reducing nausea, it should still be consumed in moderation during pregnancy. Pregnant women should not exceed 1 gram per day of dried ...
Background: The three East African countries of Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya are characterized by high poverty levels, population growth rates, prevalence of HIV/AIDS, under-funding of the health sector, poor access to quality health care, and small health insurance coverage. Tanzania and Kenya ha...
Buy stock in publicly traded companies that invest in underserved communities. This strategy is a less direct form of community investing, but it provides an option for investors seeking higher returns than those available from fixed-income community investments. Demand for socially responsible investment...