Un Fundamento Conceptual para el Rol Público y Privado en la Salud

  • Philip Musgrove The World Bank

Abstract

The appropriate role of the state in health is complex both in economic theory and in practice. Theory identifies three reasons for state action: public goods or services with large externalities (involving efficiency); poverty (involving equity); and failings peculiar to insurance markets for health care (where both inefficiency and inequity arise). The insurance domain presents the most costly and difficult problems. and explains why -in contrast to other sectors- governments tend to finance an increasing share of health care as incomes rise. Regulation, mandates and provision of information are also crucial public instruments; public provision of care is less important.
How to Cite
Musgrove, P. (1). Un Fundamento Conceptual para el Rol Público y Privado en la Salud. Economic Analysis Review, 11(2), 9-36. Retrieved from https://www.rae-ear.org/index.php/rae/article/view/157
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