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Is There a Doctor in the House?

In: State, Institutions and Democracy

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  • Jani-Petri Laamanen

    (University of Tampere)

  • Mikko Poutanen

    (University of Tampere)

  • Katri Sieberg

    (University of Tampere)

Abstract

What is the most efficient type of healthcare system? This question resonates globally, as governments seek to ensure that their citizens are provided with adequate care while simultaneously attempting to control costs. A vast literature addresses the various advantages and disadvantages of private versus public systems in meeting these two goals. Summers (1989) suggests that an optimal system would combine a public system—to ensure universal coverage—with some private alterative, so that those who were willing and able to pay for extra services would be able to use their resources to provide a better fit to their wants and needs. Appealing to the benefits of a simple economic model, and using the case of Finland as an example, our paper examines this option.

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  • Jani-Petri Laamanen & Mikko Poutanen & Katri Sieberg, 2017. "Is There a Doctor in the House?," Studies in Political Economy, in: Norman Schofield & Gonzalo Caballero (ed.), State, Institutions and Democracy, pages 225-249, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:stpocp:978-3-319-44582-3_10
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-44582-3_10
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