Yang, Min and Eldridge, Sandra and Merlo, Juan | 2009
- Author(s): Yang, Min and Eldridge, Sandra and Merlo, Juan
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health services research, sweden
This article examines multilevel survival models that are flexible and efficient tools in studying health inequalities of life expectancy or survival time data with a geographic structure of more than 2 levels. Measuring health inequalities plays a role in the assessment of a health system.
Yang, Rong | 2008
- Author(s): Yang, Rong
- Publisher: Future health systems (FHS)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health economics, health insurance, poverty, china
In this paper focus is on financial protection in rural China. They illustrate the financial degree since 1978 and review the current rural health insurance reforms as well as the results from the pilot programs. Also the changes in the rural health insurance system are discussed.
Yazbeck, Abdo S. | cop. 2009
- Author(s): Yazbeck, Abdo S.
- Publisher: World bank
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health, public health, health care delivery, health services, health insurance, poverty, health policy, brazil, cambodia, chile, colombia, india, indonesia, kenya, kyrgyzstan, mexico, nepal, rwanda, tanzania
The main aim of this book is to synthesize the growing volume of empirical research in the area of inequalities in health care. The book is directed at policy makers, advocates in civil society, and development agencies. With 14 evaluated, proven successes and an exhaustive literature reviews.
Yiengprugsawan, V. | 2010
- Author(s): Yiengprugsawan, V.
- Publisher: Oxford university press [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health services, health care delivery, health economics, thailand
This paper compares inequalities in health service use before and after the implementation of a Universal Coverage Scheme in Thailand, and analyses the trend and determinants of inequality.
Yoong, Joanne | 2010
- Author(s): Yoong, Joanne
- Publisher: Public library of science] (PLoS)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health services, health economics, africa south of sahara
This article is about the association between private sector participation and self-reported measures of utilization and equity in deliveries and treatment of childhood respiratory disease. Greater participation is associated with favorable intermediate outcomes in terms of access and equity.