Public Health Care

Luigi Siciliani (University of York), Kurt Brekke (Norwegian School of Economics), Mathias Kifmann (University of Hamburg) , Odd Rune Straume (University of Minho)

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Cambridge University Press
31 May 2025

Public finance

Series: Elements in Public Economics

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This Element discusses the role of the government in the financing and provision of public health care. It summarises core knowledge and findings in the economics literature, giving a state-of-the-art account of public health care. The first section is devoted to health system financing. It provides policy rationales for public health insurance which rely on both equity and efficiency, the co-existence of public and private health insurance, how health systems deal with excess demand, and the effect of health insurance expansion. The second section covers the provision of health care and the effect of policy interventions that aim at improving quality and efficiency, including reimbursement mechanisms, competition, public–private mix, and integrated care. The third section is devoted to the market for pharmaceuticals, focusing on the challenges of regulating on-patent and off-patent markets, and discussing the main incentives for pharmaceutical innovation.

By: Luigi Siciliani (University of York), Kurt Brekke (Norwegian School of Economics), Mathias Kifmann (University of Hamburg), Odd Rune Straume (University of Minho)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781009578769
ISBN 10: 1009578766
Series: Elements in Public Economics
Pages: 75
Publication Date: 31 May 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming