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Visibility Is Not Control: Construct Separation and Variable Attribution in Surgical Reimbursement Policy
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A Healthcare Finance Model for the United States: A Conceptual Workflow for Episode-Based Pricing, Risk Sharing, and Value-Based Accountability Using Bundled Payment as the Core Mechanism
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (294+ words) The United States healthcare system is increasingly moving toward bundled payments as a model for value-based accountability. This approach functions as a healthcare finance model in which the episode of care serves as the central unit of payment design. Rather…...
Awareness, Utilization, Satisfaction, and Out-of-Pocket Expenditure of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana in Rural Community: A Cross-Sectional Study in Meerut
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (382+ words) Background Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) represents India’s flagship publicly funded health insurance initiative aimed at advancing universal health coverage by improving access to secondary and tertiary care while reducing out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE). Despite its scale and…...
Social Determinants and Barriers to Health Insurance Utilization Among the Rural Population: A Mixed-Methods Study in a Rural Field Practice Area of Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (290+ words) Background: Health insurance plays a crucial role in reducing out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure, improving access to healthcare services particularly in rural populations. The disparities in health insurance schemes still exist in India despite the presence of publicly funded health insurance schemes,…...
NHS Consultants and Their Use of Private Medical Insurance
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (321+ words) Introduction: NHS (National Health Service) waiting times and workforce pressures have increased in recent years, alongside growth in the UK private healthcare sector. NHS hospital consultants have detailed knowledge of NHS systems and, in some cases, experience of private practice....