I examine the joint determination of health plan choice and subsequent health care utilization in the Medicare managed care and supplemental insurance markets. The objectives are to evaluate the welfare impact of the Medicare managed care program taking into account the effect of endogenous selection, and to advance the applied literature on health plan choice and health care demand. Standard m...

INTRODUCTION Utilization of antenatal care, institutional delivery and postnatal care services in Nigeria are poor even by african average. METHODS We analysed the 2013 Nigeria DHS to determine factors associated with utilization of these health MCH indicators by employing both bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions. RESULTS Overall, 54% of women had at least four ANC visits, 37% d...

OBJECTIVE This article attests the association between self-rated health and health care utilization in a retired population by a narrative review. METHOD A systematic review was carried out from 1967 to 2007 to identify studies on self-rated health, in the databases MEDLINE, LILACS e SCIELO. The OVID software was used to Medline research. Contacts with experts were used. The key words retire...

IMPORTANCE Laparoscopic colectomy is safe and effective in the treatment of many colorectal diseases. However, the effect of increasing use of laparoscopy on overall health care utilization and costs, especially in the long term, has not been thoroughly investigated. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of laparoscopic vs open colectomy on short- and long-term health care utilization and costs. ...

Linking at-risk callers to ongoing mental health care is a key goal of crisis hotline interventions that has not often been addressed in evaluations of hotlines' effectiveness. We conducted telephone interviews with 376 suicidal and 278 nonsuicidal crisis callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) to assess rates of mental health care utilization following Lifeline calls and...

BACKGROUND Internationally, chronic disease self-management programs (CDSMPs) have been widely promoted with the assumption that confident, knowledgeable patients practicing self-management behavior will experience improved health and utilize fewer healthcare resources. However, there is a paucity of published data supporting this claim and the majority of the evidence is based on self-report. ...

BACKGROUND The health-care-seeking process while experiencing marital violence can be significantly influenced by one's socioeconomic status, which limits the availability of resources and opportunities for accessing those resources. This study exploratorily examined the effects of socioeconomic factors on the association between marital violence and health care utilization in Japan. METHODS ...

Impact of China’s Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance on Health Care Utilization and Expenditure In 2007, China launched a subsidized voluntary public health insurance program, the Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance, for urban residents without formal employment, including children, the elderly, and other unemployed urban residents. We estimate the impact of this program on health care u...