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Original Research

Accepted on 25 Aug 2026

Infant Mortality Across EU Health Systems: Heterogeneity Encoding, Fixed Effects Regression, and Machine Learning in a Small Macro Panel

in Health System Economics and Financing

Adnan Kisa
Ecmel Sezer Kisa

Frontiers in Health Services

201 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Aug 2026

Association between wealth status and health insurance enrollment among women aged 15–49 years in Tanzania: a secondary analysis of the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey

in Health System Economics and Financing

Alphoncina Kagaigai
Malale Tungu
Novatus Julius Bihemo
Jovinary Adam
Amani Anaeli
Pankras Luoga

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1896869

559 views

Policy Brief

Published on 19 Aug 2026

Financing the transition: a roadmap for sustaining disease control in low- and middle-income countries after the 2025 contraction in development assistance for health

in Health System Economics and Financing

Shyamkumar Sriram

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1902705

575 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Aug 2026

Differentiated regulation and health spending growth: European evidence from the new SCORE index

in Health System Economics and Financing

Emanuele Bracco

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1888179

673 views

Systematic Review

Published on 05 Aug 2026

Performance-based payment models and value-based health care: a semi-systematic review through theoretical lenses

in Health System Economics and Financing

Iara Bernz
Alessandra Rabelo
Ana Maria Malik

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1816834

1,010 views

Original Research

Accepted on 22 Jul 2026

Economic Evaluation of Primary Health Care Integration and Targeted Mass Drug Administration in Counties in Western Kenya

in Health System Economics and Financing

Martin Josphat Muchangi
Wyckliff Omondi
Meshack Ndirangu
Carol Karutu
Irene Chami
Gilbert Wangalwa
Michael Ofire
Robert Ofwete
Kioko Kithuki
Nelly Saiti

Frontiers in Health Services

388 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Jul 2026

Health system development and utilisation in Kuwait, 2011–2022: insights from national healthcare data

in Health System Economics and Financing

Sultan E. Alsalahi
Mohammad Almari
Lujain AlAbdulJaleel
Naser A. Albazzaz
Yasmin Al Sarraj
Hebatallah Subhi Akkad
Shahid Aziz
Abdulaziz Alhenaidi

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1850596

1,915 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jul 2026

A mixed methods approach for the identification and assessment of workforce innovations in home health care

in Health System Economics and Financing

Luca Grieco
Ken Eason
William Maton-Howarth
Martin Utley
Sonya Crowe

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1749947

1,399 views

Study Protocol

Published on 01 Jul 2026

Health economic evaluation of left atrial appendage closure in patients with atrial fibrillation and at high risk for stroke and bleeding: a study protocol

in Health System Economics and Financing

Franziska Claus
Marco Müller
Eric Faß
Joanna Diesing
Carsten Skurk
Claudio Seppelt
Denitsa Meteva
Andi Rroku
Ingo Eitel
Leif-Hendrik Boldt

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1771683

2,351 views

Community Case Study

Published on 30 Jun 2026

From neglect to necessity: a community case study on the strategic recovery of 57 ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic

in Health System Economics and Financing

Meshari Rashed Albuqami
Ghadah Sulaiman Alsaleh
Ibrahim Saud Altrair
Marie Hamed Alqahtani
Fahad Mansour Alanazi
Mohmmed Fahad Alqahtani
Faisal Hawas Alattawi
Abdulaziz Abdullah Alshehri
Abdulrahman Bakhat Alzahrani
Abdulrahman Ayed Alruwaili

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1761757

2,130 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Jun 2026

Time course of postmortem procedures in a palliative care unit

in Health System Economics and Financing

Tamio Okimoto
Shintaro Shimizu
Ken Yoshihara
Mika Horie
Mika Nakao
Yoshihiro Amano
Takamasa Hotta
Megumi Hamaguchi
Chie Seno
Takeshi Isobe

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1847813

2,021 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Jun 2026

Costs of breast cancer care by stage and HER-2 Status: a population-based study

in Health System Economics and Financing

Alessandra Buja
Massimo Rugge
Marcello Di Pumpo
Fabio Girardi
Claudio Palmeri
Stefano Guzzinati
Rocco Cappellesso
Eliana Ferroni
Emanuela Bovo
Manuel Zorzi

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1811420

3,016 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Jun 2026

Ten-year trends and influencing factors of hospitalization costs in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a quantile regression analysis (2016–2025)

in Health System Economics and Financing

Jieyun Zhu
Min Gao
Xiaoning Meng
Qiuyun Song
Zihuan Peng
Qiaoyan Wang
Yi Han
Zhaoqiang Cai
Changguang Ye
Zhao Lu

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1811807

3,197 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Jun 2026

Lessons learned from a qualitative evaluation of Veterans’ experience with the VA tele-PAP program during the COVID pandemic

in Health System Economics and Financing

Kyu Seo Kim
Ritchie Verma
Alexander Gomez
Annette M. Totten
Katherine Malcolm
Elena Kennedy
Astrid Carrion-Rodriguez
Christopher Cheng
Angela K. Combe
Rebecca M. Jungbauer

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1760059

2,424 views

Original Research

Accepted on 26 May 2026

The impact of value-based compensation on hospital departmental operational efficiency

in Health System Economics and Financing

Binbin Han
Xiaofang Chen

Frontiers in Health Services

1,203 views

Original Research

Published on 25 May 2026

DRG-based payment and governance in high-complexity thoracic surgery: implications for efficiency and care delivery

in Health System Economics and Financing

Li Ma
Jianxiong Ma
Xiaojing Yan
Yuqing Chi
Jiayin Wei
Shuang Zhou
Xiaoping Zhou
Ying Hu
Xiaomin Nie
Junhua Pan

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1845824

2,820 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Apr 2026

Reduction of simultaneous ordering rate of high sensitivity C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate in a veteran affairs healthcare system

in Health System Economics and Financing

Luke Valencia

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2025.1729117

1,588 views

Systematic Review

Published on 23 Mar 2026

Cost-effectiveness of degarelix versus LHRH agonists in prostate cancer: a systematic review

in Health System Economics and Financing

Wei Wang
Sisi Li
Wenxuan Liu
Xiaoyan You
Yang Liu
Xianying Wang

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1608532

1,892 views

Perspective

Published on 18 Mar 2026

Institutional Biobanking as shared public health infrastructure: a financially sustainable service center model

in Health System Economics and Financing

M. V. Olson

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1778446

2,990 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Mar 2026

Examining the potential of mobile money-based health insurance for people living with HIV and hypertension or diabetes in Uganda

in Health System Economics and Financing

Henry Zakumumpa
Richard Ssempala
Jepchirchir Kiplagat
Japheth Kwiringira
Wilm Quentin
Verena Struckmann

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1779532

4,038 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Feb 2026

Crisis-time efficiency in Eastern Poland's regional hospitals (2015–2024): a data envelopment analysis

in Health System Economics and Financing

Krystian Małyszko
Bartosz Pędziński
Dominik Maślach
Marcin Warpechowski
Ludmiła Marcinowicz

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1715091

1,673 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 04 Feb 2026

Rational evaluation of computed tomography scans using a risk-adjusted model in a comprehensive public tertiary hospital in China

in Health System Economics and Financing

Jia Guo
Xiaoguang Yang
Yueming Zhang
Pengfei Zhou
Lin Shu
Haibo Liu
Kuanyu Xu
Hanbo Zhang
Huahe Zhang
Hong Jia

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1715517

1,564 views

Editorial

Published on 20 Jan 2026

Editorial: Perspectives and opinions in health services, volume II

in Health System Economics and Financing

Andrea Cioffi
Daniel Ślęzak
Farshid Alaeddini
Fernanda Cioffi

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1762202

1,451 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 04 Dec 2025

The stepwise implementation of a safe and effective Endoscopist-Directed Nurse-Administered Propofol Sedation model of care in Queensland for low-risk endoscopic procedures

in Health System Economics and Financing

Ameya Godambe
Rhian Jones
Virginia DeCourcy
Kate Bennett
Angela Carberry
James O’Beirne

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2025.1666181

2,087 views

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articles

Infant Mortality Across EU Health Systems: Heterogeneity Encoding, Fixed Effects Regression, and Machine Learning in a Small Macro Panel

Association between wealth status and health insurance enrollment among women aged 15–49 years in Tanzania: a secondary analysis of the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey

Financing the transition: a roadmap for sustaining disease control in low- and middle-income countries after the 2025 contraction in development assistance for health

Differentiated regulation and health spending growth: European evidence from the new SCORE index

Performance-based payment models and value-based health care: a semi-systematic review through theoretical lenses

Economic Evaluation of Primary Health Care Integration and Targeted Mass Drug Administration in Counties in Western Kenya

Health system development and utilisation in Kuwait, 2011–2022: insights from national healthcare data

A mixed methods approach for the identification and assessment of workforce innovations in home health care

Health economic evaluation of left atrial appendage closure in patients with atrial fibrillation and at high risk for stroke and bleeding: a study protocol

From neglect to necessity: a community case study on the strategic recovery of 57 ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic

Time course of postmortem procedures in a palliative care unit

Costs of breast cancer care by stage and HER-2 Status: a population-based study

Ten-year trends and influencing factors of hospitalization costs in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a quantile regression analysis (2016–2025)

Lessons learned from a qualitative evaluation of Veterans’ experience with the VA tele-PAP program during the COVID pandemic

The impact of value-based compensation on hospital departmental operational efficiency

DRG-based payment and governance in high-complexity thoracic surgery: implications for efficiency and care delivery

Reduction of simultaneous ordering rate of high sensitivity C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate in a veteran affairs healthcare system

Cost-effectiveness of degarelix versus LHRH agonists in prostate cancer: a systematic review

Institutional Biobanking as shared public health infrastructure: a financially sustainable service center model

Examining the potential of mobile money-based health insurance for people living with HIV and hypertension or diabetes in Uganda

Crisis-time efficiency in Eastern Poland's regional hospitals (2015–2024): a data envelopment analysis

Rational evaluation of computed tomography scans using a risk-adjusted model in a comprehensive public tertiary hospital in China

Editorial: Perspectives and opinions in health services, volume II

The stepwise implementation of a safe and effective Endoscopist-Directed Nurse-Administered Propofol Sedation model of care in Queensland for low-risk endoscopic procedures