Health Policy

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Volume 123, issue 5, 2019

Does size matter? The impact of caseload and expertise concentration on AMI 30-day mortality—A comparison across 10 OECD countries pp. 441-448

Benoît Lalloué, Michael Padget, Ian Brownwood, Etienne Minvielle and Niek Klazinga

Geographic variation in inpatient costs for Acute Myocardial Infarction care: Insights from Italy pp. 449-456

Chiara Seghieri, Paolo Berta and Sabina Nuti

Diversity as salvation? – A comparison of the diversity rationale in the Swedish pharmacy ownership liberalization reform and the primary care choice reform pp. 457-461

Kristin Wisell, Ulrika Winblad and Sofia Kälvemark Sporrong

Influence of strategic planning on product marketing and health service orientation of community pharmacies—A national survey in Finland pp. 462-467

Lenita Jokinen, Inka Puumalainen and Marja Airaksinen

The 2018 establishment of a national expert panel for patients with serious life-threatening disease in Norway pp. 468-471

Anne Karin Lindahl

The role of governance in different types of interhospital collaborations: A systematic review pp. 472-479

Kaat De Pourcq, Melissa De Regge, Koen Van den Heede, Carine Van de Voorde, Gemmel Paul and Kristof Eeckloo

What public health strategies work to reduce the tobacco demand among young people? An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses pp. 480-491

Alice Mannocci, Insa Backhaus, D’Egidio, Valeria, Antonio Federici, Paolo Villari and Giuseppe La Torre

Children’s right to smoke-free air: Public support in Norway for banning smoking in vehicles with children present pp. 492-498

Gunnar Sæbø and Pia Blindheim Lund

Prevention of overweight and obesity undertaken by local government units in Poland pp. 499-502

Anna Augustynowicz, Aleksandra Czerw, Mariola Borowska, Andrzej Deptała, Grażyna Dykowska and Adam Fronczak

Convergence in Spanish Public health expenditure: Has the decentralization process generated disparities? pp. 503-507

Jesús Clemente, Lázaro-Alquézar, Angelina and Antonio Montañés

Has the diffusion of primary care teams in France improved attraction and retention of general practitioners in rural areas? pp. 508-515

Guillaume Chevillard, Julien Mousquès, Lucas-Gabrielli, Véronique and Stéphane Rican

Asbestos neglect: Why asbestos exposure deserves greater policy attention pp. 516-519

Thomas Douglas and Laura Van den Borre

Volume 123, issue 4, 2019

Are Japanese people satisfied with their health care system and services? Empirical evidence from survey data pp. 345-352

, Masako and Bing Niu

Effect of a medical subsidy on health service utilization among schoolchildren: A community-based natural experiment in Japan pp. 353-359

Atsushi Miyawaki and Yasuki Kobayashi

Factors affecting participation in health checkups: Evidence from Japanese survey data pp. 360-366

Riko Noguchi and Junyi Shen

A comparative analysis of treatment costs for home-based care and hospital-based care in enteral nutrition patients: A retrospective analysis of claims data pp. 367-372

M. Maeda, H. Fukuda, S. Shimizu and T. Ishizaki

A community pharmacist home visit project for high utilizers under a universal health system: A preliminary assessment pp. 373-378

Yu-Ying Huang and Shou-Hsia Cheng

Determinants of the performance of traditional Chinese medicine clinics in Taiwan pp. 379-387

Shun-Chiao Chang, Chi-Feng Lin, Ta-Chun Yeh and Chun-Wei Chang

Easy cuts, easy rebound: Drug expenditures with massive price cuts in Korea pp. 388-392

Hye-Young Kwon, Seungjin Bae, Sang-eun Choi, Sylvia Park, Eui-Kyung Lee, Sungmin Park and Jinhyun Kim

Learning from elsewhere: Integrated care development in Singapore pp. 393-402

Lai Meng Ow Yong and Ailsa Cameron

An EU approach to health system performance assessment: Building trust and learning from each other pp. 403-407

Federico Paoli, Ingrid Schmidt, Olivia Wigzell and Andrzej Ryś

Public-private partnerships in the Spanish National Health System: The reversion of the Alzira model pp. 408-411

Comendeiro-Maaløe, Micaela, Ridao-López, Manuel, Sophie Gorgemans and Bernal-Delgado, Enrique

A comparative performance analysis of a renowned public private partnership for health care provision in Spain between 2003 and 2015 pp. 412-418

Comendeiro-Maaløe, Micaela, Ridao-López, Manuel, Sophie Gorgemans and Bernal-Delgado, Enrique

The evaluation of mental disorders research reported in British and Irish newspapers between 2002 and 2013, and a comparison with the relative disease burdens and with research outputs in the two countries pp. 419-426

Atia Sultana, Grant Lewison and Elena Pallari

Predicting healthcare expenditure by multimorbidity groups pp. 427-434

Caballer-Tarazona, Vicent, Guadalajara-Olmeda, Natividad and Vivas-Consuelo, David

The ageing and de-institutionalisation of death—Evidence from England and Wales pp. 435-439

George W. Leeson

Volume 123, issue 3, 2019

The Public Health Status and Foresight report 2014: Four normative perspectives on a healthier Netherlands in 2040 pp. 252-259

Casper G. Schoemaker, Jeanne van Loon, Peter W. Achterberg, Matthijs van den Berg, Maartje M. Harbers, Frank R.J. den Hertog, Henk Hilderink, Geertjan Kommer, Johan Melse, Hans van Oers, Marjanne H.D. Plasmans, Robert A.A. Vonk and Nancy Hoeymans

Evidence-informed vaccine decision making: The introduction of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination in the Netherlands pp. 260-266

Ingeborg M. van der Putten, Aggie T.G. Paulus, Mickael Hiligsmann, Raymond C.W. Hutubessy and Silvia M.A.A. Evers

Implementing managed entry agreements in practice: The Dutch reality check pp. 267-274

A. Makady, A. van Veelen, A. de Boer, H. Hillege, O.H. Klungel and W. Goettsch

Transforming clients into experts-by-experience: A pilot in client participation in Dutch long-term elderly care homes inspectorate supervision pp. 275-280

M.B. de Graaff, A. Stoopendaal and I. Leistikow

Trust in times of health reform pp. 281-287

Peter P. Groenewegen, Johan Hansen and Judith D. de Jong

Low institutional trust in health insurers in Dutch health care pp. 288-292

Hans Maarse and Patrick Jeurissen

Managed competition in the Netherlands: Do insurers have incentives to steer on quality? pp. 293-299

Karel C.F. Stolper, Lieke H.H.M. Boonen, Frederik T. Schut and Marco Varkevisser

A new approach to preferred provider selection in health care pp. 300-305

Peter J.G. Dohmen and Erik M. van Raaij

Cure for increasing health care costs: The Bernhoven case as driver of new standards of appropriate care pp. 306-311

Nicoline van Leersum, Peter Bennemeer, Marcel Otten, Sander Visser, Ab Klink and Jan A.M. Kremer

The 2015 long-term care reform in the Netherlands: Getting the financial incentives right? pp. 312-316

Peter Alders and Frederik T. Schut

Is there Europeanization of physical activity promotion? – A neofunctional approach pp. 317-326

Carina Mnich

Health enhancing physical activity in all policies? Comparison of national public actors between France and Belgium pp. 327-332

Aurélie Van Hoye, Chantal Vandoorne, Gaetan Absil, Flore Lecomte, Catherine Fallon, Pierre Lombrail and Anne Vuillemin

Reducing ear, nose and throat (ENT) waitlists: Implications of a referral audit pp. 333-337

Susan P. Jacups and Kate M. McConnon

Google Trends: Opportunities and limitations in health and health policy research pp. 338-341

Vishal S. Arora, Martin McKee and David Stuckler

Volume 123, issue 2, 2019

Value assessment of disease-modifying therapies for Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: HTA evidence from seven OECD countries pp. 118-129

Erica Visintin, Michela Tinelli and Panos Kanavos

What is driving HTA decision-making? Evidence from cancer drug reimbursement decisions from 6 European countries pp. 130-139

Laia Maynou and John Cairns

HTA programme response to the challenges of dealing with orphan medicinal products: Process evaluation in selected European countries pp. 140-151

Elena Nicod, Lieven Annemans, Anna Bucsics, Anne Lee, Sheela Upadhyaya and Karen Facey

Using a stated preference discrete choice experiment to assess societal value from the perspective of decision-makers in Europe. Does it work for rare diseases? pp. 152-158

López-Bastida, J., Ramos-Goñi, J.M., Aranda-Reneo, I., Trapero-Bertran, M., P. Kanavos and B. Rodriguez Martin

Health related quality of life aspects not captured by EQ-5D-5L: Results from an international survey of patients pp. 159-165

Olina Efthymiadou, Jean Mossman and Panos Kanavos

Questioning the differences between general public vs. patient based preferences towards EQ-5D-5L defined hypothetical health states pp. 166-172

Marko Ogorevc, Nika Murovec, Natacha Bolanos Fernandez and Valentina Prevolnik Rupel

Testing a new taxonomic model for the assessment of medical devices: Is it plausible and applicable? Insights from HTA reports and interviews with HTA institutions in Europe pp. 173-181

Sabine Fuchs, Britta Olberg, Matthias Perleth, Reinhard Busse and Dimitra Panteli

HTA and decision-making processes in Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe: Results from a survey pp. 182-190

García-Mochón, Leticia, Jaime Espín Balbino, Antonio Olry de Labry Lima, Araceli Caro Martinez, Eva Martin Ruiz and Román Pérez Velasco

Threats to the value of Health Technology Assessment: Qualitative evidence from Canada and Poland pp. 191-202

Wiesława Dominika Wranik, Dorota Anna Zielińska, Liesl Gambold and Serperi Sevgur

Enabling health technology innovation in Canada: Barriers and facilitators in policy and regulatory processes pp. 203-214

Maggie MacNeil, Melissa Koch, Ayse Kuspinar, Don Juzwishin, Pascale Lehoux and Paul Stolee

Coordinating primary care services: A case of policy layering pp. 215-221

David Rudoler, Allie Peckham, Agnes Grudniewicz and Greg Marchildon

Association between continuity of care and emergency department visits and hospitalization in senior adults with asthma-COPD overlap pp. 222-228

Yu-Hsiang Kao, Tung-Sung Tseng, Yee-Yung Ng and Shiao-Chi Wu

Real-world cost-effectiveness of drug-eluting stents vs. bare-metal stents for coronary heart disease—A five-year follow-up study pp. 229-234

Hao-Min Cheng, Ling-Jan Chiou, Tzu-Ching Chen, Shih-Hsien Sung, Chen-Huan Chen and Hui-Chu Lang

Health differentials between citizens and immigrants in Europe: A heterogeneous convergence pp. 235-243

Marwân-al-Qays Bousmah, Jean-Baptiste Simon Combes and Abu-Zaineh, Mohammad

Volume 123, issue 1, 2019

Emergency and urgent care systems in Australia, Denmark, England, France, Germany and the Netherlands – Analyzing organization, payment and reforms pp. 1-10

Natalie Baier, Alexander Geissler, Mickael Bech, David Bernstein, Thomas E. Cowling, Terri Jackson, Johan van Manen, Andreas Rudkjøbing and Wilm Quentin

Framing health literacy: A comparative analysis of national action plans pp. 11-20

Heide Weishaar, Klaus Hurrelmann, Orkan Okan, Annett Horn and Doris Schaeffer

Funding for public health in Europe in decline? pp. 21-26

Bernd Rechel

How health policy shapes healthcare sector productivity? Evidence from Italy and UK pp. 27-36

Vincenzo Atella, Federico Belotti, Chris Bojke, Adriana Castelli, Katja Grašič, Joanna Kopinska, Andrea Piano Mortari and Andrew Street

Primary health care in transition: Variations in service profiles of general practitioners in Estonia and in Finland between 1993 and 2012 pp. 37-44

Kaja Põlluste, Elise Kosunen, Tuomas Koskela, Kari J. Mattila, Willemijn L.A. Schäfer, Wienke G.W. Boerma and Margus Lember

Income-based inequities in access to psychotherapy and other mental health services in Canada and Australia pp. 45-50

Mary Bartram and Jennifer M. Stewart

Lessons for ‘large-scale’ general practice provider organisations in England from other inter-organisational healthcare collaborations pp. 51-61

Luisa M. Pettigrew, Stephanie Kumpunen, Rebecca Rosen, Rachel Posaner and Nicholas Mays

The impact of public performance reporting on health plan selection and switching: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 62-70

Margaret Kelaher, Khic-Houy Prang, Hana Sabanovic and David Dunt

Effective healthcare cost-containment policies: A systematic review pp. 71-79

Niek Stadhouders, Florien Kruse, Marit Tanke, Xander Koolman and Patrick Jeurissen

Using financial incentives to attract medical residents to the periphery: The Israeli experience pp. 80-86

Yael Ashkenazi, Michal Gordon and Bruce Rosen

Barriers to accessing adequate maternal care in Latvia: A mixed-method study among women, providers and decision-makers pp. 87-95

Elina Miteniece, Milena Pavlova, Bernd Rechel, Dace Rezeberga, Liubovė Murauskienė and Wim Groot

The cyclicality of government health expenditure and its effects on population health pp. 96-103

Li-Lin Liang and A. Dale Tussing

The economic returns of ending the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat pp. 104-108

Erik Lamontagne, Mead Over and John Stover

The challenge of democratic patient representation: Understanding the representation work of patient organizations through methodological triangulation pp. 109-114

Julia Fischer and Hester M. Van de Bovenkamp