An Evaluation Of Healthcare Expenditure Policies And Development Of A University-Based Sustainable Healthcare Financing Model

Escalation of healthcare cost is a world-wide problem. Assessing and improving the healthcare financing system should be a part of any agenda for healthcare reforms. To balance the current health accounts, especially in the case of deficit, three variables can be considered- the government subsides,...

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Main Author: Al-Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Ahmed
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Language:English
Published: 2017
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spelling my-usm-ep.453222019-09-06T01:27:52Z An Evaluation Of Healthcare Expenditure Policies And Development Of A University-Based Sustainable Healthcare Financing Model 2017-02 Al-Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Ahmed RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica Escalation of healthcare cost is a world-wide problem. Assessing and improving the healthcare financing system should be a part of any agenda for healthcare reforms. To balance the current health accounts, especially in the case of deficit, three variables can be considered- the government subsides, the co-payment and the contribution rate of the insurance. In this thesis, evaluations for health care financing system at University Sains Malaysia (USM) and simulation model were used to address the issues in the current USM healthcare financing system. Then, examine a number of alternative scenarios using health insurance simulation model “SimIns”, by paying special attention to forecasted changes in health expenditure and feasibility of financing those changes. 2017-02 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/45322/ http://eprints.usm.my/45322/1/ABDULKAREEM%20MOHAMMED%20AHMED.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Sains Farmasi
institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
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topic RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica
spellingShingle RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica
Al-Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Ahmed
An Evaluation Of Healthcare Expenditure Policies And Development Of A University-Based Sustainable Healthcare Financing Model
description Escalation of healthcare cost is a world-wide problem. Assessing and improving the healthcare financing system should be a part of any agenda for healthcare reforms. To balance the current health accounts, especially in the case of deficit, three variables can be considered- the government subsides, the co-payment and the contribution rate of the insurance. In this thesis, evaluations for health care financing system at University Sains Malaysia (USM) and simulation model were used to address the issues in the current USM healthcare financing system. Then, examine a number of alternative scenarios using health insurance simulation model “SimIns”, by paying special attention to forecasted changes in health expenditure and feasibility of financing those changes.
format Thesis
qualification_name Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level Doctorate
author Al-Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Ahmed
author_facet Al-Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Ahmed
author_sort Al-Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Ahmed
title An Evaluation Of Healthcare Expenditure Policies And Development Of A University-Based Sustainable Healthcare Financing Model
title_short An Evaluation Of Healthcare Expenditure Policies And Development Of A University-Based Sustainable Healthcare Financing Model
title_full An Evaluation Of Healthcare Expenditure Policies And Development Of A University-Based Sustainable Healthcare Financing Model
title_fullStr An Evaluation Of Healthcare Expenditure Policies And Development Of A University-Based Sustainable Healthcare Financing Model
title_full_unstemmed An Evaluation Of Healthcare Expenditure Policies And Development Of A University-Based Sustainable Healthcare Financing Model
title_sort evaluation of healthcare expenditure policies and development of a university-based sustainable healthcare financing model
granting_institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department Pusat Pengajian Sains Farmasi
publishDate 2017
url http://eprints.usm.my/45322/1/ABDULKAREEM%20MOHAMMED%20AHMED.pdf
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