The Incidence of Public Spending on Healthcare: Comparative Evidence from Asia |
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Authors: | O'Donnell, Owen van Doorslaer, Eddy Rannan-Eliya, Ravi P. Somanathan, Aparnaa Adhikari, Shiva Raj Harbianto, Deni Garg, Charu C. Hanvoravongchai, Piya Huq, Mohammed N. Karan, Anup Leung, Gabriel M. Ng, Chiu Wan Pande, Badri Raj Tin, Keith Tisayaticom, Kanjana Trisnantoro, Laksono Zhang, Yuhui Zhao, Yuxin |
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Affiliation: | Correspondence: ood{at}uom.gr |
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Abstract: | The article compares the incidence of public healthcare across11 Asian countries and provinces, testing the dominance of healthcareconcentration curves against an equal distribution and Lorenzcurves and across countries. The analysis reveals that the distributionof public healthcare is prorich in most developing countries.That distribution is avoidable, but a propoor incidence is easierto realize at higher national incomes. The experiences of Malaysia,Sri Lanka, and Thailand suggest that increasing the incidenceof propoor healthcare requires limiting the use of user fees,or protecting the poor effectively from them, and building awide network of health facilities. Economic growth may not onlyrelax the government budget constraint on propoor policies butalso increase propoor incidence indirectly by raising richerindividuals' demand for private sector alternatives. |
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