Many patients have a choice of a provider for acute care, typically choosing between an Urgent Care facility (UC) or an … Emergency Department of a hospital (ED). This choice is made by a patient who is generally not herself a trained medical … patients, and takes into account the factors that affect the patient. We show that a separating equilibrium, in which all …

The opportunity for patient choice in the health care system in CIS countries was created by the partial destruction of … in 2009 and 2011 show that patient choice of medical facility and physician is taking place in the post-Semashko health … the patient referral system to ensure the necessary treatment. For some Russian citizens, the choice of health care …

Rights (TRIPS Agreement) and Public Health adopted by the World Trade Organization, we realize that its impact is beyond … issues of public health stricto sensu. The Doha Declaration has inspired discussions at the Council for TRIPS regarding … effects on public health, especially for the vulnerable communities in the Global-South. The main argument of the proponents …