High urban population growth increases the housing demand and prices due to its limitations. These increasing affect affordability, especially for families with low medium incomes. If people could buy a house large area in past, now they need years save money smaller plot area. This study aims level of affordability Bekasi City based on current property prices. uses quantitative descriptive met...

BACKGROUND Medicines play an important role in healthcare, but prices can be a barrier to patient care. Few studies have looked at the prices of essential medicines in low- and middle-income countries in terms of patient affordability. AIM To determine the prices, availability and affordability of medicines along the supply chain in Swaziland. SETTING Private- and public-sector facilities i...

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was designed to increase health insurance coverage while limiting the disruption to individuals with existing sources of insurance coverage, particularly those with employer-sponsored insurance (ESI). To limit disruption to those with coverage, the ACA implements the employer mandate, which requires firms with more than 50 employees to offer health insurance or fac...

Factors other than antimicrobial activity of soaps and antiseptic agents used for hand hygiene by health personnel play a role in compliance with recommendations. Hand hygiene products differ considerably in acceptance by hospital personnel. If switching from a nonmedicated soap to an antiseptic agent or increased use of an existing antiseptic agent for hand hygiene prevented a few more infecti...

BACKGROUND Medications and their prices are key issues for healthcare. Although access to medicines at affordable prices had been specified as a key objective of the European Health Policy, it seems that these goals have not been achieved. Therefore, we attempted an evaluation of affordability of selected medicines at full prices. METHODS The analysis concerned 2012 and was conducted between ...