The Ejisu-Juaben Health Insurance Scheme (EJHIS), a municipal health insurance scheme in the Asante Region, provides insurance cards to subscribers in the municipality to access affordable health care from accredited health facilities. The study was carried out to find out the extent to which health care is accessible and affordable to the people and to determine the sustainability of the schem...

Abstract We used a hypothetical choice experiment to estimate the effect of dwelling value and coverage limits on probability purchasing flood insurance while holding flooding price constant. The results indicate that demand for is negatively associated with amount coverage. For people assigned higher-valued dwellings, however, opposite observed. Since more generally preferred less, all else be...

OBJECTIVE We examined the relationship between spatial accessibility to pediatric immunization providers and vaccination compliance in a low-income, urban population of children. METHODS In 2007, we accessed the Washington, DC, Immunization Information System (IIS) to collect data on the immunization statuses and residential addresses of children who were aged 19 to 35 months and had Medicaid...

In a life-cycle model, we calculate the contribution of the generosity of unemployment insurance (UI) on the unemployment rates in Canada and the U.S. The model predicts a 0.81% difference in unemployment rates (one third of the actual difference) in these countries. Social welfare improves if the benefit ratio increases from 45 percent to 55 percent of the working income. Savings drop and aver...

Clinical use of genetic testing to predict adult onset conditions allows individuals to minimize or circumvent disease when preventive medical interventions are available. Recent policy recommendations and changes expand patient access to information about asymptomatic genetic conditions and create mechanisms for expanded insurance coverage for genetic tests. The American College of Medical Gen...

BACKGROUND Health insurance coverage for all citizens is often considered a requisite for reducing disparities in health care accessibility. In Germany, health insurees are covered either by statutory health insurance (SHI) or private health insurance (PHI). Due to a 20%-35% higher reimbursement of physicians for patients with PHI, it is often claimed that patients with SHI are faced with longe...

OBJECTIVE To assess physicians views on health insurance and its implication on the health care system. METHODS We carried out a cross-sectional study in 2 major hospitals in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Data were collected from January to December 2002 through self-administered questionnaires that were distributed to a total sample of 400 physicians. The instrument consisted of 28 items ...

Crop insurance plays a crucial role in mitigating the financial risks faced by farmers due to adverse weather conditions, pests, diseases, or other unforeseen events. This abstract presents comprehensive analysis of crop scheme implemented Coimbatore City, prominent agricultural region southern India. The study aims evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and impact on region.

National Health Insurance (Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional: JKN) demonstrates government’s commitment providing health insurance to all Indonesians. Hoped that JKN can improve the levels of its citizens, including poor and vulnerable; i.e Premium Assistance Beneficiaries Of (PBI JKN), so productivity family economies increase intergenerational cycles poverty be broken. Despite wider coverage JKN, ho...