Brown, S. orcid.org/0000-0002-4853-9115, Hole, A.R. orcid.org/0000-0002-9413-8101 and Kilic, D. (2014) Out-of-pocket health care expenditure in Turkey: Analysis of the 2003-2008 Household Budget Surveys. Economic Modelling, 41. pp. 211-218. ISSN 0264-9993
Abstract
This paper analyses the prevalence of ‘catastrophic’ out-of-pocket health expenditure in Turkey and identifies the factors which are associated with its risk using the Turkish Household Budget Surveys from 2003 to 2008. A sample selection approach based on Sartori (2003) is adopted to allow for the potential selection problem which may arise if poor households choose not to seek health care due to concerns regarding its affordability. The results suggest that poor households are less likely to seek health care as compared to non-poor households and that a negative relationship between poverty and experiencing catastrophic health expenditure remains even after allowing for such selection bias. Our findings, which may assist policy-makers concerned with health care system reforms, also highlight factors such as insurance coverage, which may protect households from the risk of incurring catastrophic health expenditure.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 Elsevier B.V. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Economic Modelling. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Catastrophic health expenditure; Health care financing; Sample selection |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Economics (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 27 Sep 2016 15:13 |
Last Modified: | 21 Mar 2018 04:36 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2014.05.012 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.econmod.2014.05.012 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:105151 |