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Effect of having private health insurance on the use of health care services: the case of Spain.
BMC Health Services Research 2017 November 14
BACKGROUND: Several stakeholders have undertaken initiatives to propose solutions towards a more sustainable health system and Spain, as an example of a European country affected by austerity measures, is looking for ways to cut healthcare budgets.
METHODS: The aim of this paper is to study the effect of private health insurance on health care utilization using the latest micro-data from the European Community Household Panel (ECHP), the Spanish National Health Survey (SNHS) and the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC). We use matching techniques based on propensity score methods: single match, four matches, bias-adjustment and allowing for heteroskedasticity.
RESULTS: The results demonstrate that people with a private health insurance, use the public health system less than individuals without double health insurance coverage.
CONCLUSIONS: Our conclusions are useful when policy makers design public-private partnership policies.
METHODS: The aim of this paper is to study the effect of private health insurance on health care utilization using the latest micro-data from the European Community Household Panel (ECHP), the Spanish National Health Survey (SNHS) and the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC). We use matching techniques based on propensity score methods: single match, four matches, bias-adjustment and allowing for heteroskedasticity.
RESULTS: The results demonstrate that people with a private health insurance, use the public health system less than individuals without double health insurance coverage.
CONCLUSIONS: Our conclusions are useful when policy makers design public-private partnership policies.
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