What characterises the privately insured in universal health care systems? A review of the empirical evidence

Health Policy

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-75

  Kiil, Astrid ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Determinants; Private health insurance; Risk selection; Universal health care systems

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DENMARK; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCOME; IRELAND; ISRAEL; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; POPULATION; PREDICTION; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEORY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRIVATE SECTOR;

EID: 84861232796     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.02.019     Document Type: Review

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