The Electoral Politics of Complex Healthcare Systems
30 Pages Posted: 15 Sep 2016
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The Electoral Politics of Complex Healthcare Systems
The Electoral Politics of Complex Healthcare Systems
Date Written: August 3, 2016
Abstract
OECD countries have used a variety of mechanisms for subsidizing healthcare for more than a century. This paper demonstrates that an electoral model of healthcare policies can explain why various combinations of healthcare programs have been adopted and why they are modified through time. The analytical and empirical results suggest that income, morbidity levels, ideology, and political institutions systematically affect the composition of national healthcare systems.
Keywords: System Choice, Political Economy, Complex Healthcare Systems
JEL Classification: H11, H51, I11, I18
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