The browser you are using is not supported by this website. All versions of Internet Explorer are no longer supported, either by us or Microsoft (read more here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/windows/end-of-ie-support).

Please use a modern browser to fully experience our website, such as the newest versions of Edge, Chrome, Firefox or Safari etc.

Ulf Gerdtham. Photo.

Ulf Gerdtham

Professor

Ulf Gerdtham. Photo.

Health system effects on cost efficiency in the OECD countries

Author

  • U. G. Gerdtham
  • M. Löthgren

Summary, in English

This paper investigates the effects of different health systems on cost efficiency in inpatient health care among the OECD countries. The results indicate that public contract systems are more efficient and that public integrated systems are less efficient than public reimbursement systems.

Publishing year

2001-01-01

Language

English

Pages

643-647

Publication/Series

Applied Economics

Volume

33

Issue

5

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Routledge

Topic

  • Economics

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0003-6846