This paper studies the interaction between public and private health care provision in a National Health Service (NHS …), with free public care and costly private care. The health authority decides whether or not to allow private provision and … crowds out public provision, and results in lower overall health care provision. While the health authority can mitigate this …

We analyse the effect of competition on quality in hospital markets with regulated prices, considering both the effect …

System (PPS) for hospitals based on Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) to assess their impact on health and on the use of health … care services. We consider survey data for the years 1993-2007 with information on both individuals' perceived health and … their utilization of health care services. Results suggest that the introduction of market incentives via a fixed …

on health care quality, health care financing and welfare. We show that without patient mobility quality is too low (high …

With public services such as health and education, it is not straightforward for consumers to assess the quality of …

Many countries have reformed hospital reimbursement policies to provide stronger incentives for quality and cost …

Many countries have reformed hospital reimbursement policies to provide stronger incentives for quality and cost …