The pursuit of equity in NHS resource allocation: Should morbidity replace utilisation as the basis for setting health care capitations?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 539-551

  Asthana, Sheena ^a   Gibson, Alex ^b   Moon, Graham ^c   Dicker, John ^d   Brigham, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d Info Management and Technology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

England; Health and equity; Morbidity based capitation; NHS resource allocation; Urban and rural health needs

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; MORBIDITY; SERVICE PROVISION;

AGE; ANGINA PECTORIS; CALCULATION; CAPITATION FEE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENDER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MODEL; MORBIDITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLICY; POLITICS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 0345357926     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(03)00217-X     Document Type: Article

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