BY WINNIE C. YIP AND WILLIAM C. HSIAO DURING THIS ERA of the triumph of free
enterprise and the demise of big government, medical savings accounts (MSAs) have …

The demand inducement hypothesis predicts that physicians will respond to reductions in
their income by increasing the volume of their services when the income effect is strong and …

This study examines the factors that influence patient choice of medical provider in the three-
tier health care system in rural China: village health posts, township health centres, and …

In a series of 102 patients with cancer of the oesophagus or gastric cardia in whom surgery
had been performed, postoperative respiratory infection, respiratory failure and mortality …

In many Asian countries, physicians both prescribe and dispense drugs. This practice is
hypothesized to have caused high drug expenditure and widespread prescription of …

In the past six years, 37 patients with gastrointestinal bleeding of obscure origin had their
bleeding sites localised preoperatively or intraoperatively. Preoperative investigations …

Health policy reforms in a number of countries seek to improve provider quality by
sharpening the incentives they face, for example by exposing them to greater competition …

Background. The rare obturator hernia has a high incidence of potentially lethal
complications. This report reviews this condition and stresses the dangers of unrecognized …

Objective Prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is disproportionately higher in younger
outwardly lean Asian Chinese compared to matched Caucasians. Susceptibility to T2D is …

As nations strive to achieve and sustain universal health coverage (UHC), they seek
answers as to what health system structures are more effective in managing health …