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HEALTH ECONOMICS
卷 26, 期 12, 页码 E179-E203出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/hec.3492
关键词
health insurance; health financing; health care; universal coverage; Peru
资金
- EU FP7 Marie Curie Intra European Fellowship HEALTHEVENT [PIEF-GA-2012-331815]
- Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation / National Science Foundation Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development [400640_160374]
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [400640_160374] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
Like other countries seeking a progressive path to universalism, Peru has attempted to reduce inequalities in access to health care by granting the poor entitlement to tax-financed basic care without charge. We identify the impact of this policy by comparing the target population's change in health care utilization with that of poor adults already covered through employment-based insurance. There are positive effects on receipt of ambulatory care and medication that are largest among the elderly and the poorest. The probability of getting formal health care when sick is increased by almost two fifths, but the likelihood of being unable to afford treatment is reduced by more than a quarter. Consistent with the shallow coverage offered, there is no impact on use of inpatient care. Neither is there any effect on average out-of-pocket health care expenditure, but medical spending is reduced by up to 25% in the top quarter of the distribution. Copyright (c) 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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