The effect of a private sector on the waiting time in national health service |
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Authors: | Iversen T |
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Institution: | University of Oslo, Centre for Health Administration, National Hospital, Norway. tor.iversen@samfunnsmed.uio.no |
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Abstract: | This article examines the effect of a private sector on the waiting time associated with treatment in a public hospital. Without rationing of waiting-list admissions, a private sector is shown to result in a longer waiting time if the demand for a public treatment is sufficiently elastic with respect to the waiting time. When waiting-list admissions are rationed, the waiting time is shown to increase if the public sector consultants are permitted to work in the private sector in their spare time. |
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