Measuring catastrophic medical expenditures: Reflections on three issues.
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.3881
Abstract: In the "basic" approach, medical expenses are catastrophic if they exceed a prespecified percentage of consumption or income; the approach tells us if expenses cause a large percentage reduction in living standards. The ability-to-pay (ATP)… read more here.
Keywords: expenses catastrophic; medical expenses; income based; approach ... See more keywords
Income-Based and Consumption-Based Measurement of Absolute Poverty: Insights from Italy
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DOI: 10.1007/s11205-020-02386-9
Abstract: Despite the debate about the introduction of an official absolute poverty line is growing in the EU, at the moment Italy is the only EU country providing an official measure of absolute poverty. Absolute poverty… read more here.
Keywords: income based; based absolute; poverty; absolute poverty ... See more keywords
Income-based disparities in a yearly dental visit in US adults and children: Trend analysis 1997 to 2016.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.06.003
Abstract: OBJECTIVES To determine how income-based disparities in a yearly dental visit (the Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicator for Oral Health) changed since legislation to expand dental coverage and to compare disparity trends in children… read more here.
Keywords: income based; based disparities; dental visit; income ... See more keywords
Provincial emission accounting for CO2 mitigation in China: Insights from production, consumption and income perspectives
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113754
Abstract: Abstract Emission accounting can help to identify main CO2 emitters and inform emission mitigation policymaking. Previous studies have proved that the application of different accounting principles results in different emission levels, thus bring different policy… read more here.
Keywords: income based; production; mitigation; consumption income ... See more keywords
Income-based inequities in access to psychotherapy and other mental health services in Canada and Australia.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.10.011
Abstract: This paper compares income-based inequities in access to psychotherapy and other mental health services in Canada and Australia, two federal parliamentary systems with sharply contrasting responses to high rates of unmet need. Income-based inequity is… read more here.
Keywords: income based; income; canada australia; health ... See more keywords
Are state-level income-based disparities in adult smoking declining?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106019
Abstract: The United States (US) has identified income-based disparities in smoking as a critical public health issue, but the extent to which these disparities are changing over time within states is not well documented. This study… read more here.
Keywords: state; income based; based disparities; higher income ... See more keywords
Racial and income‐based affirmative action in higher education admissions: Lessons from the Brazilian experience
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DOI: 10.1111/joes.12564
Abstract: This survey article provides insights regarding the future of affirmative action by analyzing the implementation methods and the empirical evidence on the use of placement quotas in the Brazilian higher education system. All federal universities… read more here.
Keywords: income based; higher education; affirmative action; action ... See more keywords