INTRODUCTION Community health insurance (CHI) schemes are growing in importance in low-income settings, where health systems based on user fees have resulted in significant barriers to care for the poorest members of communities. They increase revenue, access and financial protection, but concerns have been expressed about the equity of such schemes and their ability to reach the poorest. Few p...

Introduction In the UK, VV ECMO is only commissioned [1] for specific patients the list of perceived contra-indications is long which prevents some patients having access to this rescue technique. Recognising this, the National Peer Review Programme stated that there may be cases “who might benefit from ECMO support who also require superspecialist services” these may lack equity of access to c...

This study investigates the association between bikeshare program usage and neighborhoods with different socio-demographic information. investigated 2023 Citi Bike data in New York City. For analysis, Generalized Linear Regression (GLR) ArcGIS Pro was used. The results revealed that ridership increases higher income, more workers, males, density, lower African American Hispanic population

Socioeconomic development has brought major improvements in global health. Advances in health care have played an important role. However, social determinants—social, economic, political, cultural, and environmental factors—heavily influence people’s demand for, access to, and use of health services. As a reflection of wider social inequalities, health systems tend to favour the better off, sus...

There is wide debate over the causes and ultimate importance of the pecking order and debt conservatism to firm financing decisions. We argue that these empirical patterns are not driven solely by firmand market level variation, but are also linked to individual managerial characteristics. We relate the reluctance of (some) managers to access external capital markets, and particularly equity ma...

This paper analyses equity in health and healthcare utilization in Afghanistan based on a representative national household survey. Equitable access is a cornerstone of the Afghan health policy. We measured socioeconomic-related equity in access to public health care, using disability--because people with disabilities are poorer and more likely to use health care--and a concentration index (CI)...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the impact of the universal health care policy from the perspective of Thai health care professionals. METHODS Semi-structured interviews with purposively selected health care professionals and key informants. RESULTS Health care professionals at public hospitals, particularly in rural areas, have experienced up to a doubling in the number of daily out-patients; man...