Journal article
Inequity in a market-based health system: Evidence from Canada's dental sector
Abstract
We study the extent and drivers of income-related inequity in utilization of dental services in Canada using the concentration-index approach that has been widely applied to study inequity in physician and hospital services. Because dental care is almost wholly privately financed in Canada, our estimates provide a benchmark for income-related inequity of utilization in private health systems. Although a number of studies document a link between …
Authors
Grignon M; Hurley J; Wang L; Allin S
Journal
Health Policy, Vol. 98, No. 1, pp. 81–90
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
11 2010
DOI
10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.05.018
ISSN
0168-8510