Regional variations in health care supply and their potential impact on health care utilisation in Germany
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Recording, oralAuthor/s
Vogt, VerenaAbstract
An unequal regional distribution of physicians is a persistent policy concern both in terms of equity and efficiency. Equity concerns may be raised if a high physician density coincides with both, better medical outcomes and higher average income but not with higher need for health ...
See moreAn unequal regional distribution of physicians is a persistent policy concern both in terms of equity and efficiency. Equity concerns may be raised if a high physician density coincides with both, better medical outcomes and higher average income but not with higher need for health care. Efficiency concerns may be raised if a high physician density is associated with a high use of medical services, regardless of need. The aim of this presentation is first, to assess if ambulatory care physicians in Germany are distributed according to need using regression-based decomposition techniques and second, to analyse whether geographic variations in physician density are associated with the utilisation of health care services using spatial regression techniques.
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See moreAn unequal regional distribution of physicians is a persistent policy concern both in terms of equity and efficiency. Equity concerns may be raised if a high physician density coincides with both, better medical outcomes and higher average income but not with higher need for health care. Efficiency concerns may be raised if a high physician density is associated with a high use of medical services, regardless of need. The aim of this presentation is first, to assess if ambulatory care physicians in Germany are distributed according to need using regression-based decomposition techniques and second, to analyse whether geographic variations in physician density are associated with the utilisation of health care services using spatial regression techniques.
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Date
2017-09-13Department, Discipline or Centre
Menzies Centre for Health PolicyShare