Private health care as a supplement to a public health system with waiting time for treatment

Michael Hoel () and Erik Magnus Sæther
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Erik Magnus Sæther: Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research, Postal: Gaustadalléen 21, N-0349 Oslo, Norway

No 2000:9, HERO Online Working Paper Series from University of Oslo, Health Economics Research Programme

Abstract: In this article the authors Michael Hoel and Erik Magnus Sæther consider an economy where most of the health care is publicly provided, and where there is waiting time for several types of treatments. Private health care without waiting time is an option for the patients in the public health queue. This article shows the effects of a tax (positive or negative) on private health care, and derives the socially optimal tax/subsidy. Finally, a discussion of how the size of the tax might affect the political support for a high quality public health system is provided.

Keywords: Private health care; public health care; health queues (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I11 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35 pages
Date: 2009-07-01
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