Equity in health care finance in Palestine: The triple effects revealed

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1071-1080

  Abu Zaineh, Mohammad ^a,b   Mataria, Awad ^c   Luchini, Stéphane ^d   Moatti, Jean Paul ^b,e  

^a BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^b OBSERVATOIRE RÉGIONAL DE LA SANTÉ PROVENCE ALPES CÔTE D AZUR   (France)

^c Faculty of Commerce and Economics   (Palestine)

^d Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Bootstrap method; Health care finance; Horizontal equity; Reranking; Vertical equity

Indexed keywords

BOOTSTRAPPING; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; EQUITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES;

ARTICLE; BOOTSTRAPPING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INCOME; PALESTINE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; FINANCING, PERSONAL; MIDDLE EAST; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; PALESTINE;

EID: 70849103639     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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