A panel of ethicists, organ procurement organization executives, physicians, and surgeons was convened by the sponsorship of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons to determine whether an ethically acceptable pilot trial could be proposed to provide a financial incentive for a family to consent to the donation of organs from a deceased relative. An ethical methodology was developed that co...

Health care policy seeks to ensure that citizens are protected from the financial risk associated with needing health care. Yet rising health care costs in many countries are leading to a greater reliance on out-of-pocket (OOP) measures. This paper uses 2010 household survey data from seven countries to measure and compare the burden OOP expenses place on individuals. It compares countries base...

Living organ donors frequently incur non-medical expenses for travel, accommodation, prescription drugs, loss of income, and child care in conjunction with organ donation. Despite international precedent and widespread public support, Canada currently lacks a unified strategy to reimburse donors for these expenses. In 2005, we communicated with 78 individuals within the field of Canadian transp...

BACKGROUND This article compares the burden that medical cost-sharing requirements place on households in the United States and Canada. It estimates the probability that individuals with similar demographic features in the two countries have large medical expenses relative to income. METHOD The study uses 2010 nationally representative household survey data harmonized for cross-national compa...

In real investment, there is a relationship between external financing and abnormal stock returns. This study predicts a negative correlation between external financing and stock returns. The dependent variable of the research is stock returns and the independent variables are net financing and equity ratio. Also, control variables of the research includes assets growth, company’s size and comp...

As both investment attraction and mergers acquisitions targeting information technology platform companies are becoming more important in the digital-centric economic environment, interest valuing corporate data assets is increasing. Accordingly, among income approaches used business valuation, this study presents a valuation model based on discounted cash flow. This expected to be useful for d...

Besides theoretical enthusiasm and knowledge-driven curiosity, there is no doubt that the growth in health and medical expenses during the last three decades and that this growth has exceeded the economic growth rate of every country in the world. In fact, these have been the major factors pushing the health economy and its’ affiliated disciplines. Health care expenses are increasingly growing ...

The COVID-19 pandemic that is spreading in Indonesia has affected economic growth, likewise banks sector. This study aims to determine the financial performance factors are by pandemic, both Islamic and conventional banking which included CBGB 2 category so can anticipate it. uses Artificial Neural Network (ANN) method with 6 variables period of January 2020 - September 2020, namely Capital Ade...

There are several studies showing international hospital accreditation does have some impact on clinical standards and even bed occupancy rates. However, little is known about the attracting more medical tourists to hospitals that received this distinction. It was expected, prior study, participating in might increase operational expenses greater amounts of patients would also boost patient vol...

BACKGROUND Health inequity is an important issue all around the world. The Chinese basic medical security system comprises three major insurance schemes, namely the Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance (UEBMI), the Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance (URBMI), and the New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS). Little research has been conducted to look into the disparity in payments among the h...