Ramsey waits: Allocating public health service resources when there is rationing by waiting

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1143-1154

  Gravelle, Hugh ^a   Siciliani, Luigi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness ratios; Prioritisation; Rationing; Waiting times

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL PROVISION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH SERVICES; PRIORITIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; WELFARE PROVISION;

ARTICLE; BUDGET; COST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL WELFARE; TIME; WAITING TIME;

BUDGETS; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC SECTOR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL WELFARE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 50249114539     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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