The choice agenda in European health systems: the role of middle-class demands

Costa-Font, Joan and Zigante, Valentina (2016) The choice agenda in European health systems: the role of middle-class demands. Public Money & Management, 36 (6). pp. 409-416. ISSN 0954-0962

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Abstract

Choice for patients, over varying aspects of healthcare, is becoming an increasingly common feature in Europe, especially in tax-funded healthcare systems. This paper investigates patients’ choice of healthcare provider. The middle class, in countries implementing choice reforms, is shown to have a pronounced preference for the availability of choice as a component of a quality healthcare system. Important implications of this for theory and policy are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rpmm20
Additional Information:	© 2016 CIPFA
Library of Congress subject classification:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Sets:	Departments > Social Policy Research centres and groups > LSE Health and Social Care
Date Deposited:	13 Aug 2015 08:52
URL:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/63139/

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