Welfare properties of restrictions to health care based on cost effectiveness

In this note we explore the welfare properties of access restrictions to health care based on cost effectiveness. We show that such instrument can improve the average effectiveness of health care, but it is optimal only under specific assumptions relating to the shape of the welfare function and the utility of health care. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Levaggi, Laura ; Levaggi, Rosella
Published in:	Health Economics. - John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., ISSN 1057-9230. - Vol. 20.2011, 1, p. 101-110
Publisher:	John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Subject:	cost effectiveness \| welfare analysis

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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