What are the policy options for regulating private equity involvement in health care? A review of policies implemented or considered in seven high-income countriesPrivate EquityHealth CareHealth SystemsRegulationHealth PolicyOver the past two decades, private equity investment in health care has increased...
Public health bodies worldwide have discussed the merits and drawbacks of implementing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies. This is an issue that impacts health workers and the entire healthcare industry. Many countries have made vaccinations mandatory for all staff within the healthcare sector, i...
Another potential limitation is the fact that stringency is measured at national level. Given the emergency, lockdown policies have been implemented nationwide in most countries, even in federal states such as Austria, Belgium or Germany. Stringency may however vary locally (e.g. severe restrictions...
Fourth, rule of law and political support indicates that the capacity to produce legislation or specific policies on One Health administrative programs should be implemented by various political actors with optimal resources. Over all, the findings on existing gaps in the One Health governance ...
In America’s healthcare system, however, government policies have saddled us with intermediaries that weaken, distort, or even eliminate normal market forces. Which explains high costs and inefficiency, which is how we began this column. To understand why third-party payer plays such a pernicious...
Discrimination can be institutionalized through existing laws, policies and practices that negatively focus on people living with HIV and marginalized groups, including criminalized populations99.” HIV-related stigma–as defined by UNAIDS, “the negative beliefs, feelings, and attitudes towards people ...
Health evaluation requests can also pass in custom health evaluation policies, which are used only for that evaluation.By default, Service Fabric applies strict rules (everything must be healthy) for the parent-child hierarchical relationship. If even one of the children has one unhealthy event, ...
The assessment argues that although the Pandemic Fund has adopted a few measures to recognise and address some of the challenges, overall, the Pandemic Fund has unclear policies in response to most of the challenges while leaving many unaddressed. Conclusion It remains unclear how the Pandemic Fund...
Meanwhile, regional economic level and medical infrastructure development differences should be considered, particularly in rural areas and western regions. The government should ensure coordination between economic strategies and healthcare policies to maximize synergies and outcomes. Tax incentives and ...
In conclusion, the policies address relevant barriers of access for migrants and signal improvements in the health system's responsiveness, but reinforcement is required in order for them to be effectively implemented. Introduction After a decade of intense increase, Spain's foreign population (non-...