Health Care Provider Choice

Christelle Swanepoel () and Ian Stuart
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Christelle Swanepoel: Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University
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No 11/2006, Working Papers from Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics

Abstract: In order to achieve an ‘optimal health system’ health policies should not only be focused on the supply of health care, but also take cognisance of the demand for health care. Studies of health care demand in South Africa are scarce due to considerable data limitations. This analysis attempts to fill this gap by combining two data sets (specifically, the GHS 2004 and IES/LFS 2000) in order to be able to utilize the wealth of information regarding health care utilization in the General Household Survey. The aim is to inform and encourage debate on how to incorporate demand side considerations in order to arrive at improved public health care in South Africa.

Keywords: health care; demand for health; combining data sets; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C2 D0 I11 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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Journal Article: HEALTH CARE PROVIDER CHOICE (2007)
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