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 estimated using data from the Catalonian Health Survey. Also, a model …

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 estimated using data from the Catalonian Health Survey. Also, a model …

This paper studies the mechanism for the equity of payments for using the Colombian health system, defined as the … payment system are studied, as well as a particular case of a homogeneous population. Health services are grouped together …

a comparison effect, decrease subsequent demand. This tension is particularly important for the distribution of health … experiment in Northern Uganda in which three health products differing in their scope for learning were initially offered either …

comparison effect, decrease subsequent demand. This tension is particularly important for the distribution of health products in … Northern Uganda in which three health products differing in their scope for learning were initially offered either for free or …

evolution of technical efficiency in the Italian health care sector. The final results provide new empirical evidence in support … of regional political institutions and the 1998 tax reform (introduction of IRAP) on the efficiency of Italian regional … governments. Both methodologies are applied to a longitudinal dataset, including financial and health care data disaggregated at …

account (covering education and training), and a health account (covering insurance against sickness and disability). Instead … health and education services, providing social safety nets and redistributing incomes more efficiently. …

system could be rationalised by giving sickness funds a more active role as promoters of cost-efficiency, better aligning the … information flows and incentive structures could facilitate addressing practice and efficiency variations and supplier … remuneration of doctors and measures to tackle the high spending on drugs. Once incentives for cost-efficiency are in place, a …

The study has been carried out to measure the incidence of government spending on health in Pakistan at provincial … emphasising health services as well as the trend in access to and public sector spending on health care facilities in Pakistan …. The study explores the inequalities in resource distribution and service provision against the government health …

size, location, and utilization of hospital services. To assess the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery in DOH … the Health Sector Reform Strategy. The last section concludes and provides some policy recommendations. …