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Cost effect in the choice of healthcare provider in a mixed system The case of Mexico

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  • Miguel Ángel Bonilla Zarrazaga

    (Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan)

  • Jorge Lara Álvarez

    (FIRA)

Abstract

This paper shows that, in Mexico, the decision of attending to a private health facility versus a public one is mainly determined by the time of transportation. In our study, we analyzed data from the National Survey of Health and Nutrition (2012) in Mexico to estimate the likelihood of attending to a private clinic using a Linear Probability Model. Another remarkable finding is that consultation cost is not a determinant factor due the low economic cost of receiving medical attention by private doctors in pharmacies. Our results also suggest that a health reform should focus on improving the physical availability (proximity) of public health care centers.

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  • Miguel Ángel Bonilla Zarrazaga & Jorge Lara Álvarez, 2015. "Cost effect in the choice of healthcare provider in a mixed system The case of Mexico," Economia y Sociedad., Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Facultad de Economia, issue 32, pages 41-52, Enero-Jun.
    • Handle: RePEc:qui:ecosoc:y:2015:i:32:p:41-52
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    Keywords

    : public versus private health care; health care reform in Mexico.;

    JEL classification:

    • I13 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Insurance, Public and Private
    • J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy

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