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undefined position of LTC between the health and social sectors, which makes it difficult to accurately collect data. …
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Chilean health system, and, to the prospects for, and the extent of financing health care for the elderly, as presumably …. Under the country's health insurance system, the largest group is covered by the public system, while a smaller group is … insurance could attract the stable, elderly population, and thus mitigate the financial conditions of the public health system. …
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This policy note assesses Croatia’s readiness for increased longevity. It focuses on health and social care services …
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do not find evidence that other household members compensate by increasing their labor supply. Finally, negative health …"Health shocks have been shown to have important economic consequences in industrial countries. Less is known about how … health shocks affect income, consumption, labor market outcomes, and medical expenditures in middle- and low-income countries …
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, the 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2008 Vietnam household and living standards survey, the 2002 Vietnam demographic and health …This report analyzes equity and financial protection in the health sector of Vietnam. In particular, it examines … inequalities in health outcomes, health behavior and health care utilization; benefit incidence analysis; financial protection; and …
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, health care utilization, and non-medical household consumption. The use of panel data collected before and after the … out-of-pocket expenditures on health and an increase in non-medical household consumption, including food consumption, but …"The authors examine the effects of the introduction of Vietnam's health insurance (VHI) program on health outcomes …
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While Myanmar responded early and decisively to the COVID-19 pandemic thereby limiting adverse health impacts, evidence …
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This study brief on "Social Assistance Programs and Household Welfare in Eswatini" examines the performance of Eswatini …
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"Benefit-cost analyses of disaster risk reduction (DRR) projects are an important tool for evaluating the efficiency of such projects, and an important input into decision making. These analyses, however, often fail to monetize the benefits of reduced death and injury. The authors review the...
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