The cost to the New Zealand Government of providing 'free' primary medical care: An estimate based upon the Rand Health Insurance Experiment

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 1173, 2003, Pages

  Robinson, Tom ^a  

^a NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; NEW ZEALAND; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; ADULT; CHILD; COST; ECONOMICS; GENERAL PRACTICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; COST SHARING; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NEW ZEALAND; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0038322349     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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