Measuring the effects of reducing subsidies for private insurance on public expenditure for health care

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 159-179

  Cheng, Terence Chai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

C15; C31; Count data; H42; I11; Private health insurance; Public and private finance; Simultaneous equation models; Subsidies

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH INSURANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SPENDING; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MEDICARE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

AUSTRALIA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890055386     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2013.11.007     Document Type: Article

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