SynthesisBMC public health2020
Utilization of public health care by people with private health insurance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- The impact of health insurance on maternal and reproductive health service utilization and financial protection in low- and lower middle-income countries: a systematic review of the evidence.BMC health services research · 2024Pooled it
- Factors associated with healthcare seeking behavior from private clinics among patients in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Psychological constructs and preferences for a complementary inclusive health insurance: a hybrid choice model.Health policy and planning · 2025Article
- The Impact of Employment Status, Income, and Occupation on the Association Between Workplace Benefits and Health-Related Work Absences.American journal of industrial medicine · 2025Article
- The Relationships Between Healthcare Access, Gender, and Psychedelics and Their Effects on Distress.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Role of Supplementary Insurance in Achieving Universal Health Coverage: A Comprehensive Review.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2024Review
- Effect of supplementary private health insurance on inpatient utilisation: Evidence from Malaysia.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Health Insurance Ownership and Quality of Computed Tomography Requests: Experience from a Peripheral Referral Hospital in Cameroon.Radiology research and practice · 2021Article
- Examining Employment Status, Paid Sick Leave, and Access to Care in Relation to Colorectal Cancer Screening Among U.S. Workers: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterArticle
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe objective of this systematic review was to explore the association between private health insurance and health care utilization.
methodsWe searched the MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) electronic databases for relevant articles since 2010. Studies were eligible if they described original empirical research on the utilization of public health care by individuals with private health insurance, compared with individuals without private insurance. A pooled measure of association between insurance status with health care utilization was assessed through meta-analysis.
resultsTwenty-six articles were included in the final analysis. We found that patients with private insurance did not use more public health care than people without private insurance (P < 0.05). According to the subgroup analysis, people with private insurance were more likely to be hospitalized than people with no insurance (OR 1.67; 95% CI, 1.18 to 2.36).
conclusionsPeople with private insurance did not increase their use of health care (outpatient services), compared to those without private insurance. Private health insurance coverage may ease the financial burden on patients and on the public health insurance system.
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