Benefit-incidence analysis: Are government health expenditures more pro-rich than we think?

Health Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 351-366

  Wagstaff, Adam ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

benefit incidence analysis; government health spending; pro poor health spending

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENEFIT INCIDENCE ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL FEE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VIET NAM;

ALGORITHMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858161312     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1727     Document Type: Article

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