The equality of resource allocation in health care under the National Health Insurance System in Taiwan

Victor B. Kreng and Chi-Tien Yang

Health Policy, 2011, vol. 100, issue 2, 203-210

Abstract: An ideal resource allocation in health care should ensure most people to access equal health care services while needed. Not only social welfare economists but also health policy makers concern with rational distribution of health care resources.

Keywords: National Health Insurance; Horizontal equity; Vertical equity; Grey incidence analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.08.003

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