US medical spending growth slowed between 2004 and 2013. At the same time, many
Americans faced rising copayments and deductibles, which may have particularly affected …

Background Implementing organizations are pressured to be accountable for performance.
Many health impact metrics present limitations for priority setting; they do not permit …

Background An adequate amount of prepaid resources for health is important to ensure
access to health services and for the pursuit of universal health coverage. Previous studies …

Individual and population health are influenced by a range of factors and their
interrelationships. Researchers vary on their estimates of the relative contribution of …

Proposals to fundamentally restructure Medicaid financing and substantially reduce federal
funds under a per capita cap, such as the House GOP's American Health Care Act, have …

Significant funding of health programs in low-income countries comes from external sources,
mainly private donors and national development agencies of high-income countries. How …

Objective To estimate health care expenditure trends among young adults ages 19–25
before and after the 2010 implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision that …

The United States has a lower life expectancy than peer countries in the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), despite its vastly higher health care …

After years of unprecedented growth in development assistance for health (DAH), the DAH
system is challenged on several fronts: by the economic downturn and stagnation of DAH …

Background Public health progress in the Americas has reduced the burden of many
infectious diseases, helping more people live longer lives. At the same time, the burden of …