The equality of resource allocation in health care under the National Health Insurance System in Taiwan

Health Policy

Volumn 100, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 203-210

  Kreng, Victor B ^a   Yang, Chi Tien ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Grey incidence analysis; Horizontal equity; National Health Insurance; Vertical equity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RURAL AREA; TAIWAN;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RURAL POPULATION; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 79954954335     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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