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Consumption Smoothing and the Effects of Social Programs with Different Frequencies of Payment: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Social Security Programs for Older Populations
In this study of the effects of differences in payment frequencies (monthly and bimonthly) across two noncontributory pension programs in Yucatan, Mexico, the researchers found that both programs reduce labor supply and increase satisfaction with income at about the same rates.
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Health and Economic Implications of National Treatment Coverage for Cardiovascular Disease in India
The researchers sought to identify the impact of expanding national insurance to cover primary prevention, secondary prevention, and tertiary treatment for cardiovascular disease in India, and found that coverage of all three major types of cardiovascular treatment would have high impact and reasonable cost-effectiveness across a broad spectrum of access and adherence levels.
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Providing Coverage for Cardiovascular Disease in India is Cost-Effective, Finds New Study
A new study analyses the economic and societal impact of expanding national insurance to include cardiovascular coverage.
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Social Security Contributions and Return Migration among Older Male Mexican Immigrants
In this study, researchers analyzed the socioeconomic and labor characteristics, health, migration histories, and transitions to retirement of male Mexican return migrants who contributed to the US Social Security system, and found that 32 percent of male return migrants reported having contributed to Social Security but only 5 percent of those who contributed received or expected to receive benefits.
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PEPFAR Funding Associated with an Increase in Employment among Males in Ten Sub-Saharan African Countries
This study compared employment trends between 10 countries that received a large amount of funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and 11 countries that received little or no funding (control countries), and found that PEPFAR was associated with a 13 percent differential increase in employment among males in focus countries, compared to control countries, though no change was observed in employment among females.
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US Funding for HIV Treatment Associated with Employment Gains in sub-Saharan Africa
Even though the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)’s dramatic health benefits are well documented, much less is known about its economic impact.
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Pobreza y Vulnerabilidad en México: El caso de los Jóvenes que no Estudian ni Trabajan
This study analyzes the composition, dynamics, poverty patterns, individual and family characteristics, as well as projections for 2030, of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), and proposes a classification for NEET that could be used for the design of public policies and that was used to identify that this population will tend to decreased due to the proportion of women who study and join the labor force and that, in the future, the unemployed will outnumber other groups.
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Aligning Incentives to Fulfil the Promise of Personalised Medicine
This article discusses the growing global policy interest of personalized medicine.
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Funding, Coverage, and Access Under Thailand’s Universal Health Insurance Program: An Update After Ten Years
In this analysis of national survey and governmental budgeting data through 2011 to examine trends in health care financing, coverage and access, including out-of-pocket payments in Thailand, the researchers found that, according to statistical results, the program is continuing to achieve its goals after 10 years of operation.
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External Quality Control for Dried Blood Spot-Based C-Reactive Protein Assay: Experience from the Indonesia Family Life Survey and the Longitudinal Aging Study in India
The researchers conducted external quality monitoring for dried blood spot-based CRP measurement for the Indonesia Family Life Survey and the Longitudinal Aging Study in India, and showed that dried blood spot-based CRP results in these two countries have excellent and consistent correlations with serum-based values and dried blood spot-based results from the reference laboratory in the US.
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