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The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the evolution of health care expenditure in Spain during the period 1980-1997, and henceforth to comment on the cost containment measures put forward to control its growth. The paper is divided into three separate sections. The first offers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248447
Expected utility theory (EUT) has been challenged as a descriptive theory in many contexts. The medical decision analysis context is not an exception. Several researchers have suggested that rank dependent utility theory (RDUT) may accurately describe how people evaluate alternative medical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005704841
El análisis empírico del presente trabajo trata de evaluar los resultados asociables al gasto sanitario español y como consecuencia calibrar las distintas orientaciones para el crecimiento futuro del gasto sanitario público. A la vista del estudio de los potenciales impactos procedente de...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005704852
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the evolution of health care expenditure in Spain during the period 1980-1997, and henceforth to comment on the cost containment measures put forward to control its growth. The paper is divided into three separate sections. The first offers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005704865
Despite the importance of supplier inducement and brand loyalty in the drug purchasing process, little empirical evidence is to be found with regard to the influence that these factors exert on patients’ decisions. Under the new scenario of easier access to information, patients are becoming...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005704920
This paper analyses the demand for private health care by Spanish households using a micro budget survey. The methodology used takes care of the three part decision process involved in this type of behaviour, namely the decision to use private health care, how often to do so and how much to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005704924
Despite the importance of supplier inducement and brand loyalty in the drug purchasing process, little empirical evidence is to be found with regard to the influence that these factors exert on patients’ decisions. Under the new scenario of easier access to information, patients are becoming...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005827427
In this article we examine the potential effect of market structure on hospital technical efficiency as a measure of performance controlled by ownership and regulation. This study is relevant to provide an evaluation of the potential effects of recommended and initiated deregulation policies in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005771925
This paper analyses the demand for private health care by Spanish households using a micro budget survey. The methodology used takes care of the three part decision process involved in this type of behaviour, namely the decision to use private health care, how often to do so and how much to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005771931
The objective of this study consists in quantifying in money terms the potential reduction in usage of public health care outlets associated to the tenure of double (public plus private) insurance. In order to address the problem, a probabilistic model for visits to physicians is specified and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005771936