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Determinants of healthcare system’s efficiency in OECD countries

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  • Sharon Hadad
  • Yossi Hadad
  • Tzahit Simon-Tuval

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Countries striving to improve their HSE should aim to impact population behavior and welfare rather than only ensure adequate medical care. In addition, they may consider avoiding specific institutional arrangements, namely gatekeeping and the presence of multiple insurers. Finally, the ambiguous association found between socioeconomic and environmental indicators, and a country’s HSE necessitates caution when interpreting different ranking techniques in a cross-country efficiency evaluation and needs further exploration. Copyright Springer-Verlag 2013

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  • Sharon Hadad & Yossi Hadad & Tzahit Simon-Tuval, 2013. "Determinants of healthcare system’s efficiency in OECD countries," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 14(2), pages 253-265, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eujhec:v:14:y:2013:i:2:p:253-265
    DOI: 10.1007/s10198-011-0366-3
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    Healthcare system efficiency (HSE); Data envelopment analysis (DEA); Ranking methods; OECD countries; JEL Classification; I12; I18; C14;
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    JEL classification:

    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General

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