ArticleThe European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care2014
Equity in specialist waiting times by socioeconomic groups: evidence from Spain.
Article in The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Emergency Department Visits, Hospital Admissions, and Wait Times for Patients With Urologic Conditions.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Protocol: Waiting time and ways of accessing specialized health services in public hospitals in Ecuador.PloS one · 2025Article
- Waiting times in healthcare: equal treatment for equal need?International journal for equity in health · 2022Article
- Gender awareness is also nurses' business: Measuring sensitivity and role ideology towards patients.Journal of nursing management · 2022Article
- Explaining the Gender Gap in Waiting Times for Scheduled Surgery in the Portuguese National Health Service.Portuguese journal of public health · 2021Article
- Unmet Needs of Surgical Care for Children: A Case Study in the Brazilian Publicly-Financed Health System.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2021Article
- Does socioeconomic status affect lengthy wait time in Canada? Evidence from Canadian Community Health Surveys.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2018Article
- Continuity of clinical management and information across care levels: perceptions of users of different healthcare areas in the Catalan national health system.BMC health services research · 2016Article
- Educational attainment, gender and health inequalities among older adults in Catalonia (Spain).International journal for equity in health · 2016Article
- Inequalities in waiting times by socioeconomic status.Israel journal of health policy research · 2014Article
- How do policy levers shape the quality of a national health system?Journal of policy modelingArticle
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Abstract
In countries with publicly financed health care systems, waiting time--rather than price--is the rationing mechanism for access to health care services. The normative statement underlying such a rationing device is that patients should wait according to need and irrespective of socioeconomic status or other non-need characteristics. The aim of this paper is to test empirically that waiting times for publicly funded specialist care do not depend on patients' socioeconomic status. Waiting times for specialist care can vary according to the type of medical specialty, type of consultation (review or diagnosis) and the region where patients' reside. In order to take into account such variability, we use Bayesian random parameter models to explain waiting times for specialist care in terms of need and non-need variables. We find that individuals with lower education and income levels wait significantly more time than their counterparts.
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