in their study, brenna and spandonaro analyzed the mobility into italian regions. in particular, it analyzes the situation of 5 regions, with very different backgrounds. with this paper, we try to better define the meaning of health mobility and to find its underlying causes. furthermore, we propose a strategy that could help in controlling mobility flows that currently are the source of health...

BACKGROUND Many Low-and-Middle-Income countries are considering reviewing their health financing systems to meet the principles of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). One financing mechanism, which has dominated UHC reforms, is the development of health insurance schemes. We trace the historical development of the National Health Insurance (NHI) policy, illuminate stakeholders' perceptions on the ...

We consider three models of investments in generation capacity in restructured electricity systems that differ by their underlying economic assumptions. The first model assumes a perfect, competitive equilibrium. It is very similar to the old capacity expansion models even if its economic interpretation is different. The second model (open-loop Cournot game) extends the Cournot model to include...

background and objectives: induced demand in healthcare is referred to as provision of unnecessary services or the patient by health services providers, while the patient is not aware of their unnecessity. apart from being unethical, this practice can potentially disturb the supply and demand balance in the health market, pose financial load on the patient, thread the patient’s health by imposi...

background the major objective of the national health insurance scheme (nhis) in nigeria is to protect families from the financial hardship of large medical bills. catastrophic health expenditure (che) is rampart in nigeria despite the take-off of the nhis. this study aimed to determine if households enrolled in the nhis were protected from having che.   methods the study took place among 714 h...

Ein Identitätsmanagementsystem ermöglicht es dem Benutzer, verschiedene Identitäten zu definieren und zu wählen, in welcher Rolle er gegenüber dem Kommunikationspartner auftritt und welche Informationen er über sich offenbart. Das Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, einen Überblick über existierende Anwendungen für Identitätsmanagement im Internet zu geben und diese hinsichtlich der Erfüllung von Privat...