Health Policy

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Volume 116, issue 2, 2014

Systematic review of factors affecting pharmaceutical expenditures pp. 137-146

Mohamed Awad Mousnad, Asrul Shafie and Mohamed Izham Ibrahim

Early benefit assessment of new drugs in Germany – Results from 2011 to 2012 pp. 147-153

Helmut Hörn, Katrin Nink, Natalie McGauran and Beate Wieseler

The characteristics and fulfillment of conditional prescription drug approvals in Canada pp. 154-161

Michael R. Law

Access to innovation: Is there a difference in the use of expensive anticancer drugs between French hospitals? pp. 162-169

Julia Bonastre, Julie Chevalier, Chantal Van der Laan, Michel Delibes and Gerard De Pouvourville

Launch prices for new pharmaceuticals in the heavily regulated and subsidized Spanish market, 1995–2007 pp. 170-181

Jaume Puig-Junoy and Beatriz González López-Valcárcel

Regional tenders on biosimilars in Italy: An empirical analysis of awarded prices pp. 182-187

Sandro Curto, Simone Ghislandi, Katelijne van de Vooren, Silvy Duranti and Livio Garattini

Predictability of pharmaceutical spending in primary health services using Clinical Risk Groups pp. 188-195

David Vivas-Consuelo, Ruth Usó-Talamantes, José Luis Trillo-Mata, Maria Caballer-Tarazona, Isabel Barrachina-Martínez and Laia Buigues-Pastor

Impacts of drug reimbursement reductions on utilization and expenditures of oral antidiabetic medications in Taiwan: An interrupted time series study pp. 196-205

Jason C. Hsu, Christine Y. Lu, Anita K. Wagner, K. Arnold Chan, Mei-Shu Lai and Dennis Ross-Degnan

Recognition of pharmaceutical prescriptions across the European Union: A comparison of five Member States’ policies and practices pp. 206-213

Lorena San Miguel, Uta Augustin, Reinhard Busse, Cécile Knai, Gloria Rubert, Sinikka Sihvo and Rita Baeten

Physician and pharmacist perceptions of generic medicines: What they think and how they differ pp. 214-223

Suzanne Dunne, Bill Shannon, Ailish Hannigan, Colum Dunne and Walter Cullen

Brand loyalty, patients and limited generic medicines uptake pp. 224-233

Joan Costa-Font, Caroline Rudisill and Stefanie Tan

An international survey of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) policies and the effects of these policies on costs, utilization, and health outcomes pp. 238-263

Andrea L. Dunn, Tania Stafinski and Devidas Menon

Characteristics of physicians and patients who join team-based primary care practices: Evidence from Quebec's Family Medicine Groups pp. 264-272

Natalie Coyle, Erin Strumpf, Julie Fiset-Laniel, Pierre Tousignant and Yves Roy

Does feedback influence patient - professional communication? Empirical evidence from Italy pp. 273-280

Anna Maria Murante, Milena Vainieri, Diana Rojas and Sabina Nuti

Concerns for severity in priority setting in health care: A review of trade-off data in preference studies and implications for societal willingness to pay for a QALY pp. 281-288

Erik Nord and Rune Johansen

Volume 115, issue 2, 2014

Effects of the economic crisis on health and healthcare in Greece in the literature from 2009 to 2013: A systematic review pp. 111-119

Effie Simou and Eleni Koutsogeorgou

Mental health care delivery system reform in Belgium: The challenge of achieving deinstitutionalisation whilst addressing fragmentation of care at the same time pp. 120-127

Pablo Nicaise, Vincent Dubois and Vincent Lorant

Evaluation of health care delivery integration: The case of the Russian Federation pp. 128-137

Igor Sheiman and Vladimir Shevski

Public–private partnerships with large corporations: Setting the ground rules for better health pp. 138-140

Gauden Galea and Martin McKee

Hospital financing: Calculating inpatient capital costs in Germany with a comparative view on operating costs and the English costing scheme pp. 141-151

Matthias Vogl

The effect of performance-volume limit on the DRG based acute care hospital financing in Hungary pp. 152-156

Dóra Endrei, Antal Zemplényi, Bálint Molics, István Ágoston and Imre Boncz

Systematically evaluating the impact of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) on health care delivery: A matrix of ethical implications pp. 157-164

Carina Fourie, Nikola Biller-Andorno and Verina Wild

Initial impact of Medicare's nonpayment policy on catheter-associated urinary tract infections by hospital characteristics pp. 165-171

Kristin Schuller, Janice Probst, James Hardin, Kevin Bennett and Amy Martin

Cross-country comparisons of health-care costs: The case of cancer treatment in the Nordic countries pp. 172-179

Jorid Kalseth, Thomas Halvorsen, Birgitte Kalseth, Kjartan Sarheim Anthun, Mikko Peltola, Kirsi Kautiainen, Unto Häkkinen, Emma Medin, Jonatan Lundgren, Clas Rehnberg, Birna Björg Másdóttir, Maria Heimisdottir, Helga Hrefna Bjarnadóttir, Jóanis Erik Køtlum, Janni Kilsmark and Vidar Halsteinli

Length of hospital stay in Japan 1971–2008: Hospital ownership and cost-containment policies pp. 180-188

Naoko Kato, Masahide Kondo, Ichiro Okubo and Toshihiko Hasegawa

Private and public patients in public hospitals in Australia pp. 189-195

Amir Shmueli and Elizabeth Savage

A framework to analyze hospital-wide patient flow logistics: Evidence from an Italian comparative study pp. 196-205

Stefano Villa, Anna Prenestini and Isabella Giusepi

Impact of the Iranian hospital grading system on hospitals’ adherence to audited standards: An examination of possible mechanisms pp. 206-214

Aidin Aryankhesal, Trevor A. Sheldon and Russell Mannion

The effects of reimbursement mechanisms on medical technology diffusion in the hospital sector in the Italian NHS pp. 215-229

Massimo Finocchiaro Castro, Calogero Guccio, Giacomo Pignataro and Ilde Rizzo

Two-part payments for the reimbursement of investments in health technologies pp. 230-236

Rosella Levaggi, Michele Moretto and Paolo Pertile

Implications of global budget payment system on nursing home costs pp. 237-248

Laura Di Giorgio, Massimo Filippini and Giuliano Masiero

Risk selection and cost shifting in a prospective physician payment system: Evidence from Ontario pp. 249-257

Jasmin Kantarevic and Boris Kralj

Volume 115, issue 1, 2014

The political economy of austerity and healthcare: Cross-national analysis of expenditure changes in 27 European nations 1995–2011 pp. 1-8

Aaron Reeves, Martin McKee, Sanjay Basu and David Stuckler

Between credit claiming and blame avoidance: The changing politics of priority-setting for Korea's National Health Insurance System pp. 9-17

Minah Kang and Michael R. Reich

Physician numbers as a driver of provincial government health spending in Canadian health policy pp. 18-35

Livio Di Matteo

Catastrophic healthcare expenditure – Drivers and protection: The Portuguese case pp. 44-51

Christoph Kronenberg and Pedro Barros

Diagnoses-based cost groups in the Dutch risk-equalization model: The effects of including outpatient diagnoses pp. 52-59

R.C. van Kleef, R.C.J.A. van Vliet and E.M. van Rooijen

Australian health policy and end of life care for people with chronic disease: An analysis pp. 60-67

Teresa Burgess, Annette Braunack-Mayer, Gregory B. Crawford and Justin Beilby

Policy analysis: Palliative care in Ireland pp. 68-74

Peter May, Geralyn Hynes, Philip McCallion, Sheila Payne, Philip Larkin and Mary McCarron

Obligatory consultation of an independent physician on euthanasia requests in the Netherlands: What influences the SCEN physicians judgment of the legal requirements of due care? pp. 75-81

Arianne Brinkman-Stoppelenburg, Yvonne Vergouwe, Agnes van der Heide and Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different immunization strategies against whooping cough to reduce child morbidity and mortality pp. 82-91

Amado Rivero-Santana, Leticia Cuéllar-Pompa, Luis M. Sánchez-Gómez, Lilisbeth Perestelo-Pérez and Pedro Serrano-Aguilar

Disease management index of potential years of life lost as a tool for setting priorities in national disease control using OECD health data pp. 92-99

Sung-In Jang, Jung-Mo Nam, Jongwon Choi and Eun-Cheol Park

Participation rate or informed choice? Rethinking the European key performance indicators for mammography screening pp. 100-103

Daniel Strech

Attitudes of detainees and prison staff towards tobacco control policy in Switzerland: A qualitative interview study pp. 104-109

Catherine Ritter and Bernice S. Elger

Volume 114, issue 2, 2014

Health professionals moving to… and from Portugal pp. 97-108

Joana Sousa Ribeiro, Claudia Conceição, Joel Pereira, Cláudia Leone, Pedro Mendonça, Marta Temido, Carlota Pacheco Vieira and Gilles Dussault

How do doctors choose where they want to work? – Motives for choice of current workplace among physicians registered in Finland 1977–2006 pp. 109-117

Teppo Juhani Heikkilä, Harri Hyppölä, Tiina Aine, Hannu Halila, Jukka Vänskä, Santero Kujala, Irma Virjo and Kari Mattila

Hospital restructuring and physician job satisfaction: An empirical study pp. 118-127

Daniele Mascia, Federica Morandi and Americo Cicchetti

Revalidation: Patients or process? Analysis using visual data pp. 128-138

Marilys Guillemin, Julian Archer, Suzanne Nunn and Samantha Regan de Bere

Curb your premium: The impact of monitoring malpractice claims pp. 139-146

Sofia Amaral-Garcia and Veronica Grembi

Measuring the job stickiness of community nurses in Ontario (2004–2010): Implications for policy and practice pp. 147-155

Mohamad Alameddine, Andrea Baumann, Audrey Laporte, Yara Mourad, Kanecy Onate and Raisa Deber

Culture as a predictor of resistance to change: A study of competing values in a psychiatric nursing context pp. 156-162

Catrin Johansson, Sture Åström, Anders Kauffeldt, Lars Helldin and Eric Carlström

The Public Health Responsibility Deal: Brokering a deal for public health, but on whose terms? pp. 163-173

Clare Panjwani and Martin Caraher

‘Are we there yet?’ – Operationalizing the concept of Integrated Public Health Policies pp. 174-182

Anna-Marie Hendriks, Jolanda Habraken, Maria W.J. Jansen, Jessica S. Gubbels, Nanne K. De Vries, Hans van Oers, Susan Michie, L. Atkins and Stef P.J. Kremers

Measuring stages of health in all policies on a local level: The applicability of a maturity model pp. 183-191

Ilse Storm, Janneke Harting, Karien Stronks and Albertine J. Schuit

Health promotion for unemployed jobseekers: New developments in Germany pp. 192-199

Martin Brussig, Nico Dragano and Sarah Mümken

The relative effect of health literacy and patient activation on provider choice in the Netherlands pp. 200-206

Jany Rademakers, Jessica Nijman, Anne E.M. Brabers, Judith D. de Jong and Michelle Hendriks

Gender differences in cigarette consumption in Turkey: Evidence from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey pp. 207-214

Dilek Kilic and Selcen Ozturk

Sexual and reproductive health of migrants: Does the EU care? pp. 215-225

Ines Keygnaert, Aurore Guieu, Gorik Ooms, Nicole Vettenburg, Marleen Temmerman and Kristien Roelens

Priority setting in health care as portrayed in South Korean and Israeli newspapers pp. 226-235

Roni Factor and Minah Kang

“No-fault” compensation for victims of medical injuries. Ten years of implementing the French model pp. 236-245

Janine Barbot, Isabelle Parizot and Myriam Winance

Health management and patients who lack capacity: Forms of guardianship in European health policy pp. 246-253

Alessandro Bonsignore, Anna Smith, Francesco De Stefano and Andrea Molinelli

Health care for people with dementia in 2030 – Results of a multidisciplinary scenario process pp. 254-262

Horst Christian Vollmar, Kerstin Goluchowicz, Bernd Beckert, Ewa Dönitz, Sabine Bartholomeyczik, Thomas Ostermann, Malaz Boustani and Ines Buscher

Recommendations for the organization of mental health services for children and adolescents in Belgium: Use of the soft systems methodology pp. 263-268

Philippe Vandenbroeck, Rachel Dechenne, Kim Becher, Marijke Eyssen and Koen Van den Heede

Universal coverage challenges require health system approaches; the case of India pp. 269-277

Antonio Duran, Joseph Kutzin and Nata Menabde

Volume 114, issue 1, 2014

A systematic review of medical practice variation in OECD countries pp. 5-14

Ashley N. Corallo, Ruth Croxford, David C. Goodman, Elisabeth L. Bryan, Divya Srivastava and Therese A. Stukel

Atlas of Variations in Medical Practice in Spain: The Spanish National Health Service under scrutiny pp. 15-30

Enrique Bernal-Delgado, Sandra García-Armesto and Salvador Peiró

Disparities in access to health care in three French regions pp. 31-40

Michael K. Gusmano, Daniel Weisz, Victor G. Rodwin, Jonas Lang, Meng Qian, Aurelie Bocquier, Veronique Moysan and Pierre Verger

Analyzing regional variation in health care utilization using (rich) household microdata pp. 41-53

Peter Eibich and Nicolas Ziebarth

Understanding the gap between need and utilization in outpatient care—The effect of supply-side determinants on regional inequities pp. 54-63

Susanne Ozegowski and Leonie Sundmacher

Changes in geographic variation in the uptake of cervical cancer screening in Taiwan: Possible effects of “leadership style factor”? pp. 64-70

Shu-Ti Chiou and Tsung-Hsueh Lu

Is variation management included in regional healthcare governance systems? Some proposals from Italy pp. 71-78

Sabina Nuti and Chiara Seghieri

From data to decisions? Exploring how healthcare payers respond to the NHS Atlas of Variation in Healthcare in England pp. 79-87

Laura Schang, Alec Morton, Philip DaSilva and Gwyn Bevan

“Whose data is it anyway?” The implications of putting small area-level health and social data online pp. 88-96

Daniel John Exeter, Sarah Rodgers and Clive Eric Sabel