The effect of a private sector on the waiting time in a national health service

被引：75

作者：

Iversen, T

机构：

[1] University of Oslo, Centre for Health Administration, National Hospital

来源：

JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS | 1997年 / 16卷 / 04期

关键词：

waiting lists; national health service; interaction public/private sector;

D O I：

10.1016/S0167-6296(96)00518-8

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This article examines the effect of a private sector on the waiting time associated with treatment in a public hospital. Without rationing of waiting-list admissions, a private sector is shown to result in a longer waiting time if the demand for a public treatment is sufficiently elastic with respect to the waiting time. When waiting-list admissions are rationed, the waiting time is shown to increase if the public sector consultants are permitted to work in the private sector in their spare time. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.

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页码：381 / 396

页数：16