Physician Behaviour and Inequalities in Access to Healthcare

Mylene Lagarde and Anthony Scott ()

A chapter in Recent Developments in Health Econometrics, 2024, vol. 297, pp 37-53 from Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Abstract: This chapter reviews the evidence on the role of physicians in shaping inequalities in access to and utilisation of healthcare. The authors examine three types of physician decisions that can influence inequalities in access and utilisation: location decisions, decisions to work in the public and/or private sector, and decisions or behaviours in the doctor–patient encounter. For each, the authors summarise the issues and empirical evidence on possible policies to help reduce inequalities in access. Future research to reduce inequalities should focus on changes to health systems that influence physician decisions, such as health insurance expansions, the public–private mix and financial incentives, as well as physician training and policies for a more diverse physician workforce.

Keywords: Physician behaviour; inequalities; access; incentives; distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/S0573-855520240000297003

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