Income and health care utilization among the 50+ in Europe and the US. М. С. Majo
Экономика. Прикладная эконометрика. Научные статьи
Income and health care utilization among the 50+ in Europe and the US
Год выпуска 2012
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Автор произведения М. С. Majo
Жанр Экономика
Серия Прикладная эконометрика. Научные статьи
Издательство НОУ «МФПУ «Синергия»
This study addresses the question how income affects health care utilization by the population aged 50 and over in the United States and a number of European countries with varying health care systems. The probabilities that individuals receive several medical services (visits to general practitioner, specialist, dentist, inpatient, or outpatient services) are analyzed separately using probit models. In addition to controls for income and demographic characteristics, controls for health status (both subjective and objective measures of health) are used. We analyze how the relationship between income and health care utilization varies across countries and relate these cross country differences to characteristics of the health care system, i. e., per capita total and public expenditure on health care, gate-keeping for specialist care, and copayments.