JUST PUBLISHED

The Effects of Welfare State Intervention on the Living Condition of Europeans Aged 50 and Over
First Results of SHARELIFE on Life Histories

Briant N., Lenormand M.-C., Sirven N.
Issues in Health Economics (Questions d'économie de la santé) n° 168. 2011/09

SHARELIFE, the third wave of the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), interviewed senior citizens aged 50 and over on their life histories from childhood to the present day...

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Relationship between Perceived Labour Market Rewards
and the Health of Senior Workers

Lengagne P.
Issues in Health Economics (Questions d'économie de la santé) n° 166. 2011/06

According to Siegrist’s effort-reward imbalance (ERI) model, the feeling that one’s labour-effort is inadequately rewarded generates a psychological risk factor with an adverse effect on health...

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Analysis of the Impact of Drug Delisting in France
between 2002 and 2011

Pichetti S., Sermet C.
Issues in Health Economics (Questions d'économie de la santé) n° 167. 2011/07-08

Between 2002 and 2011, the continuous increase in pharmaceutical expenditures prompted the public authorities to delist drugs with low therapeutic values...

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Do Individuals Using the 21 Health Care Centres Participating in the EPIDAURE-CDS Study Have a Lower Socio-Economic Status?

Afrite A., Bourgueil Y., Dufournet M., Mousquès J.
Issues in Health Economics (Questions d'économie de la santé) n° 165. 2011/05

The exploratory project EPIDAURE-CDS aims at analysing the specificity of 21 polyvalent health care centers (HCC) in the supply of health care and evaluating their role in the reduction of health inequalities, notably in terms of access to primary care...

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CHART OF THE MONTH

Evolution of the provision of residential care facilities* for handicapped adults in France
between 1993 and 2001.

Source: Eco-Santé 2012

Data: Drees, Statiss, Enquête EHPA-Finess-SAE

* Residential care facilities (maisons d’accueil spécialisées, MAS) are funded by the French National Health Insurance. They provide inpatient or daytime services for people suffering from a severe handicap and whose condition requires an ongoing treatment, a medical surveillance and the assistance of a person for acts of daily living.

Chart of the month: historic