User charges and priority setting in health care: Balancing equity and efficiency

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1018-1029

  Smith, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copayments; Equity; Health technology assessment; Priority setting; User charges

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CALCULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; TAX;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEES AND CHARGES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PRIORITIES; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 23944456188     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2005.01.003     Document Type: Article

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