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Socioeconomic Status and Kawasaki Disease Outcomes in a Single-Payer Health Care System
Published 2022-12-01“…We sought to determine the association of SES with KD outcomes in a single-payer health care system. Methods: Patients with KD presenting from 2007 to 2017 at a single institution were included. …”
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How COVID has Illuminated the Pitfalls of a Single-Payer System in the US
Published 2020-07-01“…COVID-19 has had a direct impact upon quality outcomes, the same illuminating just some of the problems with the concept of a single-payer health care system. The US government's inefficiencies in attempting to run the single-payer system known as IHS in context with its repeated failures in managing the COVID-19 crises along with the economic impact of the same, is but one call for strong leadership to dispel the myth that a single-payer system is a panacea for America.…”
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VA Research and Operations Uniting to Combat COVID-19 Inequities
Published 2023-05-01“…As the country's largest single-payer health care system, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was uniquely positioned to study how the virus impacted different communities and work to improve care provided to all. …”
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Adoption costs of new vaccines - A Stackelberg dynamic game with risk-perception transition states
Published 2018-01-01“…In this work we model human decision-making (with respect to a vaccination program in a single-payer health care provider country) using a leader-follower game framework. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of atrial fibrillation screening in Canadian community practice
Published 2023-02-01“…Conclusion: Single time point opportunistic screening of AF using a single-lead electrocardiogram device in Canadian patients 65 years and older without known AF may provide improved health outcomes with cost savings from the perspective of a single payer health care environment.…”
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Tax-Assisted Approaches for Helping Canadians Meet Out-of-Pocket Health-Care Costs
Published 2016-06-01“…Many aspects of care for older Canadians aren’t covered by this country’s single-payer health-care system. Besides prescription drugs, these include management of chronic conditions by ancillary health professionals, home care, long-term care, and dental and vision care. …”
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Bending the Medicare Cost Curve in 12 Months or Less: How Preventative Health Care can Yield Significant Near-Term Savings for Acute Care in Alberta
Published 2017-07-01“…This study of the Pure North S’Energy Foundation’s preventative health care program — wherein health care usage by program participants was measured against age- and sex-matched control samples — finds that the sort of preventative health care services offered by Pure North can lead to genuine and significant near-term cost savings for Canada’s single-payer health care system. Participants in the first year of the program required 25 per cent fewer hospital visits and 17 per cent fewer emergency room visits compared to the control group. …”
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Tax-Assisted Approaches for Helping Canadians Meet Out-of-Pocket Health-Care Costs
Published 2016-06-01“…Many aspects of care for older Canadians aren’t covered by this country’s single-payer health-care system. Besides prescription drugs, these include management of chronic conditions by ancillary health professionals, home care, long-term care, and dental and vision care. …”
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Bending the Medicare Cost Curve in 12 Months or Less: How Preventative Health Care can Yield Significant Near-Term Savings for Acute Care in Alberta
Published 2017-07-01“…This study of the Pure North S’Energy Foundation’s preventative health care program — wherein health care usage by program participants was measured against age- and sex-matched control samples — finds that the sort of preventative health care services offered by Pure North can lead to genuine and significant near-term cost savings for Canada’s single-payer health care system. Participants in the first year of the program required 25 per cent fewer hospital visits and 17 per cent fewer emergency room visits compared to the control group. …”
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Variation in Kidney Transplant Referral Across Chronic Kidney Disease Programs in Ontario, Canada
Published 2023-06-01“…The province of Ontario, Canada, has a public, single-payer health care system with 27 regional chronic kidney disease (CKD) programs. …”
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