Private and public health insurance in the UK

Private and public health insurance in the UK

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 secto...

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Veröffentlicht in:European economic review 1998-05, Vol.42 (3), p.491-497
Hauptverfasser: Besley, Timothy, Hall, John, Preston, Ian
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Comparative analysis
Economic models
Health care
Health care policy
Health insurance
Health services
Private sector
Public health
Public health sector
Public sector
Studies
United Kingdom
Waiting lists
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:0014-2921
1873-572X
DOI:10.1016/S0014-2921(98)00004-X