| Title |
Effect of having private health insurance on the use of health care services: the case of Spain
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, November 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12913-017-2667-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
David Cantarero-Prieto, Marta Pascual-Sáez, Noelia Gonzalez-Prieto |
| Abstract |
Several stakeholders have undertaken initiatives to propose solutions towards a more sustainable health system and Spain, as an example of a European country affected by austerity measures, is looking for ways to cut healthcare budgets. The aim of this paper is to study the effect of private health insurance on health care utilization using the latest micro-data from the European Community Household Panel (ECHP), the Spanish National Health Survey (SNHS) and the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC). We use matching techniques based on propensity score methods: single match, four matches, bias-adjustment and allowing for heteroskedasticity. The results demonstrate that people with a private health insurance, use the public health system less than individuals without double health insurance coverage. Our conclusions are useful when policy makers design public-private partnership policies. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 4 | 44% |
| Unknown | 5 | 56% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 78% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 11% |
| Scientists | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 79 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 15 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 13% |
| Researcher | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 6% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 15 | 19% |
| Unknown | 22 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 10 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 9% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 9 | 11% |
| Unknown | 32 | 41% |
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