Redistributive effects in public health care financing

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 405-416

  Honekamp, Ivonne ^a   Possenriede, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Flat fee; Health care financing; Health related; Income related; Redistribution

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH HAZARD; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; REVIEW; TAX;

FEES AND CHARGES; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAXES;

EID: 53849084506     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-008-0100-y     Document Type: Review

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