This paper explores the effect of COVID-19 on health care expenditure using data from a private Health Insurance Plan (HIP). As well known, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments had to rely on Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions against the spread of the virus. However, the ...
Private entities play a major role in health globally. However, their contribution has not been fully optimized to strengthen delivery of public health services. The COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed health systems and precipitated coalitions between pub
Private health markets became the governance and policy solution to improve the delivery of health services which allowed embedded forms of market failure to persist in these countries and which were exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this article, we analyse the manifestations of these ...
The public healthcare system is funded entirely by public resources and provides universal and unrestricted access to all Brazilian citizens [7]. On the other hand, the private or supplementary healthcare system, including health plans and insurance, is financed mainly by employers and employees (...
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roughly one-third of the firm’s money comes from retirement plans set up to provide for over 30 million working-class americans, according to someone with knowledge of its portfolio. so if blackstone’s investments crater, the teachers, firefighters, and health care workers who are counting on...
On Tuesday, the private sector announced that it has so far raised about 66.7 million U.S. dollars to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Figures from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control show the country has recorded 627 confirmed cases of the deadly virus as of Sunday, ...
White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish JhaSusan Walsh / AP For treatments, the Biden administration is aiming to persuade drug companies and health insurers to curb out-of-pocket expenses. Jha is also hopeful that private insurance companies will also continue to cover COVID-19 ...
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that all private-sector employees in New York City will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 27. Mayor Bill de Blasio described the new mandate as the first of its kind in the country in his Dec. 6announcement....
Gilead Sciences Inc. detailed its pricing plans for Covid-19 drug remdesivir, saying it will charge U.S. hospitals $3,120 for a typical patient with commercial insurance.