equitap working papers

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Redistribution or horizontal equity in Hong Kongís mixed public-private health system: a policy conundrum.

The paper examine the distributional characteristics of Hong Kongís mixed health economy

Author(s): Leung, Gabriel M, Keith YK Tin, Owen OíDonnell.

Date: 1 Jul 2005

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	Explaining the incidence of catastrophic expenditures on health care: Comparative evidence from Asia. This paper examines the incidence of catastrophic out-of-pocket health expenditures for health in six Asian countries, and discusses implications. Author(s): OíDonnell, Owen, Eddy van Doorslaer, Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya, Aparnaa Somanathan et al. Date: 1 Jun 2005	Download (287 KB)


	What do policy makers think about health system and health inequalities in Asia? This paper presents the comparative results of a survey conducted using a standardised questionnaire among 184 policy makers of 10 Asian countries. Author(s): Bhatia, Mirgesh, Viroj Tangcharoensathien,Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya, Aparnaa Somanathan et al. Date: 1 Jun 2005	Download (115 KB)


	Views of General Public on Health System issues in four Asian Countries. This paper presents the comparative results of a opinion poll survey conducted among the general population of 4 Asian countries: Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Mongolia. Author(s): Bhatia, Mirgesh, Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya, Aparnaa Somanathan, Mohammed N. Huq, Badri Pande and Batbayar Date: 1 Jun 2005	Download (115 KB)


	Equity in financing healthcare: impact of universal access to healthcare in Thailand. In this paper we examine the distribution of health care utilisation and of OOP payments before and after the introduction of UC. We describe the distribution of publicly financed health services in relation to household living standards Author(s): Limwattananon, Supon, Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Phusit Prakongsai Date: 1 Jun 2005	Download (397 KB)


	Paying out-of-pocket for health care in Asia: Catastrophic and poverty impact. Out-of-pocket payments are the principal means of financing health care throughout much of Asia (O'Donnell, Van Doorslaer et al. 2005). Author(s): van Doorslaer, Eddy, Owen OíDonnell, Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya, Aparnaa Somanathan et al. Date: 1 May 2005	Download (1.1 MB)


	Who benefits from public spending on health care in Asia? In this paper, we extend the evidence base and use concentration indices to compare degrees of inequality in benefit incidence using methods applied with a high degree of consistency across eleven territories. Author(s): OíDonnell, Owen, Eddy van Doorslaer, Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya, Aparnaa Somanathan et al. Date: 1 May 2005	Download (659 KB)


	Horizontal equity in health care utilization - evidence from three high-income Asian economies. The paper examines the degree to which the principle of ETEN is maintained in Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan. Author(s): Lu, Jui-fen Rachel, Gabriel M. Leung, Soonman Kwon, Keith YK Tin et al. Date: 1 May 2005	Download (651 KB)


	Review of National Commitments to Reducing Health Inequalities in Asia: Content Analysis of Policy Documents. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the experiences of Asian countries in formulating and implementing pro equity policies in the financing and delivery of their health care services. Author(s): Bhatia, Mirgesh, Aparnaa Somanathan, Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya, Susan Rifkin et al. Date: 1 May 2005	Download (184 KB)


	Health and Millennium Development Goal 1: Reducing out-of-pocket expenditures to reduce income poverty - Evidence from India. This paper shows how in a country with large out-of-pocket payments, targeting a few poor states, rural areas and urban poor could drastically bring down the number of people falling below the poverty line. Author(s): Garg, Charu C. and Karan. Date: 1 May 2005	Download (270 KB)