Health care technology and its assessment in eight countriesDIANE Publishing, 1995 - 378 pages This background paper is part of a larger study on International Differences in Health Care Technology and Spending, which consists of a series of back- ground papers. International Health Statistics: What the numbers mean for the United States was published in November 1993, and International Comparisons of Administrative Costs in Health Care appeared in September 1994. An additional background paper will report on lessons for the United States from a comparison; of hospital financing and spending in seven countries. |
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... coverage is relatively limited. (For some high-cost technologies, funding has been provided through government ... covered by insurance. Capital grants that fund the acquisition of high- cost technologies are a means for government to ...
... coverage is relatively limited. (For some high-cost technologies, funding has been provided through government ... covered by insurance. Capital grants that fund the acquisition of high- cost technologies are a means for government to ...
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... coverage for services not covered by Medicare (particularly private dentistry, physiotherapy, chiropractic services, and appliances) and for prescribed medicines not covered by pharmaceutical benefits. For private patients in hospitals ...
... coverage for services not covered by Medicare (particularly private dentistry, physiotherapy, chiropractic services, and appliances) and for prescribed medicines not covered by pharmaceutical benefits. For private patients in hospitals ...
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... covered by the PBS. These concerns eventually led to an inquiry re- garding the drug evaluation system (20), including extensive informal discussion and bargaining as well as formal hearings (29). An important issue identified by the ...
... covered by the PBS. These concerns eventually led to an inquiry re- garding the drug evaluation system (20), including extensive informal discussion and bargaining as well as formal hearings (29). An important issue identified by the ...
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... covered a high proportion of the total costs. A further 18 percent of all medical services were provided to in-patients in public and repatriation general (i.e., Veterans') hospitals; the remainder was composed of veterans' services ...
... covered a high proportion of the total costs. A further 18 percent of all medical services were provided to in-patients in public and repatriation general (i.e., Veterans') hospitals; the remainder was composed of veterans' services ...
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... covered by the Medical Benefits Schedule fee, thereby encouraging installation of scanners (as all costs were covered). State incentives were an attempt to regulate CT scanner acquisition. Quality. Control. and. Accreditation. Quality ...
... covered by the Medical Benefits Schedule fee, thereby encouraging installation of scanners (as all costs were covered). State incentives were an attempt to regulate CT scanner acquisition. Quality. Control. and. Accreditation. Quality ...
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Page iv - NOTE: OTA appreciates and is grateful for the valuable assistance and thoughtful critiques provided by the advisory panel members. The panel does not, however, necessarily approve, disapprove, or endorse this report. OTA assumes full responsibility for the report and the accuracy of its contents.
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Page 270 - Impact of the NHS Reforms The NHS reforms at present have not affected the screening service in any major way. At present, the funding for breast screening and the centralized style of service provision have been protected, but this will not necessarily continue to be the case. Breast screening has been given" additional impetus by virtue of its inclusion in the national health strategy. The proposed target is to reduce the death rate for breast cancer in the population invited for screening by at...
Page 97 - Canadian Erythropoietin Study Group, "Association Between Recombinant Human Erythropoietin and Quality of Life and Exercise Capacity of Patients Receiving Haemodialysis,
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Page 60 - Worldwide Differences in Asthma Prevalence and Mortality. Why is Asthma Mortality So Low in the USA?
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