Testing for selection bias and moral hazard in private health insurance: Evidence from a mixed public‐private health system
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.4605
Abstract: Abstract Separating selection bias from moral hazard in private health insurance (PHI) markets has been a challenging task. We estimate selection bias and moral hazard in Australia's mixed public‐private health system, where PHI premiums are… read more here.
Keywords: bias moral; health; private health; selection bias ... See more keywords
Factors influencing the use of public and private health care facilities among poor older people in rural Ghana
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DOI: 10.1007/s10389-018-01010-y
Abstract: Objective The choice of a particular health care facility is premised on certain factors which remain largely unknown in rural settings in Ghana. The purpose of this study was to explore issues influencing public and… read more here.
Keywords: poor older; health care; health; private health ... See more keywords
Selection bias and moral hazard in the Australian private health insurance market: Evidence from the Queensland skin cancer database
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eap.2019.09.008
Abstract: This study estimates the effects of moral hazard and selection bias in private insurance by exploiting the unique characteristics of private health insurance in Australia using a longitudinal data of about 37,000 individuals. We estimate… read more here.
Keywords: moral hazard; insurance; selection; health insurance ... See more keywords
Is having private health insurance associated with less support for public healthcare? Evidence from the Norwegian NHS.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.05.003
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether increased uptake of private health insurance (PHI) in a traditionally NHS type system is likely to affect support for the public healthcare system. Using the Norwegian… read more here.
Keywords: public healthcare; support public; health insurance; health ... See more keywords
Diet quality of patients with acute coronary syndrome receiving public and private health care.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2018.07.111
Abstract: OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of the diets consumed by patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) who received public and private health care. METHODS This observational, prospective, longitudinal cohort… read more here.
Keywords: private health; quality; health care; diet quality ... See more keywords
The Public, the Private and the Changing Expectations for Everyday Welfare Services: The Case of Finnish Parents Seeking Private Health Care for their Children
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DOI: 10.1017/s1474746420000287
Abstract: This article sheds light on a policy area where the notion of the active citizen has gained prominence as part of the transformation of the welfare state: purchasing private health services and private health insurance… read more here.
Keywords: care; care children; health; welfare ... See more keywords
The failure of private health services: COVID-19 induced crises in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) health systems
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DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2021.1874470
Abstract: ABSTRACT For decades, governments and development partners promoted neoliberal policies in the health sector in many LMICs, largely motivated by the belief that governments in these countries were too weak to provide all the health… read more here.
Keywords: services covid; health services; health systems; failure private ... See more keywords
Association between private health insurance and medical use by linking subjective health and chronic diseases
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000029865
Abstract: This empirical study identifies the negative aspects of private health insurance (PHI) by analyzing the association between subjective health conditions, 2 weeks of outpatient care, chronic diseases, and hospitalizations for 1 year. We used frequency… read more here.
Keywords: health; subjective health; private health; insurance ... See more keywords
Industry regulation, fund characteristics, and the efficiency of Australian private health insurers
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DOI: 10.1111/acfi.12593
Abstract: We examine the technical and scale efficiency of 30 Australian private health insurers during the period 2010–2017 using data envelopment analysis (DEA). We calculate industry pure technical efficiency of 91.6 percent and scale efficiency of… read more here.
Keywords: industry; private health; efficiency australian; australian private ... See more keywords
Perceptions and Uses of Public and Private Health Care in a Brazilian Favela
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DOI: 10.1177/1049732317739611
Abstract: Since 1988, Brazil has reorganized and expanded its public health care system, defining access to health care as a right of every citizen. In parallel, the private health care sector grew rapidly to become one… read more here.
Keywords: health care; perceptions uses; public private; health ... See more keywords
Trends in and determinants of visiting private health facilities for maternal and child health care in Nepal: comparison of three Nepal demographic health surveys, 2006, 2011, and 2016
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DOI: 10.1186/s12884-020-03485-8
Abstract: Background Maternal and child health care services are available in both public and private facilities in Nepal. Studies have not yet looked at trends in maternal and child health service use over time in Nepal.… read more here.
Keywords: aor; health facilities; maternal child; child health ... See more keywords