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Health Care System Effects on Cost Efficiency in the OECD Countries

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  • Gerdtham, Ulf-G.

    (Centre for Health Economics)

  • Löthgren, Mickael

    (Dept. of Economic Statistics, Stockholm School of Economics)

Abstract

This paper investigates the effects of different health systems on cost efficiency in inpatient health care among the OECD countries. The results indicate that public contract systems are less efficient and that public integrated health systems are more efficient than public reimbursement systems.

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  • Gerdtham, Ulf-G. & Löthgren, Mickael, 1998. "Health Care System Effects on Cost Efficiency in the OECD Countries," SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance 247, Stockholm School of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:hhs:hastef:0247
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    Cited by:

    1. Roberto Cellini & Giacomo Pignataro & Ilde Rizzo, 2000. "Competition and Efficiency in Health Care: An Analysis of the Italian Case," International Tax and Public Finance, Springer;International Institute of Public Finance, vol. 7(4), pages 503-519, August.
    2. Bo Rothstein, 2001. "The Universal Welfare State As A Social Dilemma," Rationality and Society, , vol. 13(2), pages 213-233, May.
    3. Kjeld Møller Pedersen, 2002. "The World Health Report 2000: dialogue of the deaf?," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 11(2), pages 93-101, March.

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    Keywords

    International comparisons; OECD data; Panel data; Cost efficiency; Stochastic frontier;
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    JEL classification:

    • C12 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Hypothesis Testing: General
    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General

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