Private and public health insurance in the UK

被引:38
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作者
Besley, T
Hall, J
Preston, I
机构
[1] UCL, Dept Econ, London WC1E 6BT, England
[2] Inst Fiscal Studies, London, England
[3] Univ London London Sch Econ & Polit Sci, London WC2A 2AE, England
关键词
health insurance; public health sector; waiting lists;
D O I
10.1016/S0014-2921(98)00004-X
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper investigates the interaction between state health provision and private medical insurance in the UK. Regional data on private insurance and national health service waiting lists are used to assess whether higher levels of private insurance can affect performance of the public health sector. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:491 / 497
页数:7
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