Rationale: The mission of a National health system is to promote citizen's well being, but also to avoid any relevant economic burden on households with ill members. Objectives: The objective of this paper is to analyse the economic burden imposed by illness on households. In particular we want...

Rationale: The Italian National Health Service (INHS) provides cares according to universalistic principles based on uniform standards of quality. In such a contest private health insurance (PHI) should provide some added value to find an adequate market space. At present there is a large debate...

In recent years, the accreditation of private hospitals followed by the decentralisation of the Italian NHS into 21 regional health systems, has furnished a good empirical ground for investigating the "voting with their feet" Tiebout principle. We consider the competition between public and...

In recent years, the accreditation of private hospitals followed by the decentralisation of the Italian NHS into 21 regional health systems, has furnished a good empirical ground for investigating the "voting with their feet" Tiebout principle. We consider the competition between public and...

In recent years, the accreditation of private hospitals followed by the decentralisation of the Italian NHS into 21 regional health systems, has furnished a good empirical ground for investigating the "voting with their feet" Tiebout principle. We consider the competition between public and...

In recent years, the accreditation of private hospitals followed by the decentralisation of the Italian NHS into 21 regional health systems, has furnished a good empirical ground for investigating the "voting with their feet" Tiebout principle. We consider the competition between public and...