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Does Contracting-Out Primary Care Services Work? The Case of Rural Guatemala

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  • Julian Cristia

  • William Evans
  • Beomsoo Kim

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This paper estimates the impact of a large-scale contracting-out program in Guatemala, using two waves of living standard measurement surveys which collected data before and after the expansion of the program and exploiting variation in the timing of the program to estimate treatment effects. Results indicate large program impacts on immunization rates for children and prenatal care provider choices. The program increases substantially the role of physician and nurses as prenatal care providers at the expense of traditional midwives. There is no evidence of effects in family planning outcomes. Taken together these results suggest a potential effective role of contracting-out in the provision of health care.

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  • Julian Cristia & William Evans & Beomsoo Kim, 2011. "Does Contracting-Out Primary Care Services Work? The Case of Rural Guatemala," Research Department Publications 4728, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.
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    1. Busso, Matias & Cristia, Julian & Humpage, Sarah, 2015. "Did you get your shots? Experimental evidence on the role of reminders," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 226-237.
    2. Cristia, Julian & Prado, Ariadna García & Peluffo, Cecilia, 2015. "The Impact of Contracting in and Contracting out Basic Health Services: The Guatemalan Experience," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 70(C), pages 215-227.
    3. Busso, Matias & Cristia, Julian & Humpage, Sarah, 2015. "Did you get your shots? Experimental evidence on the role of reminders," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 226-237.

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    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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