Dagens FSV-oversigt: All things being equal: does it matter for equity how you organize and pay for health care? A review of the international evidence.

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All things being equal: does it matter for equity how you organize and pay for 
health care? A review of the international evidence.

Int J Health Serv. 2014;44(3):457-77

Authors: Bambra C, Garthwaite K, Hunter D

Abstract

Over the last 25 years, the health care systems of most high-income countries 
have experienced extensive--usually market-based--organizational and financial 
reforms. The impact of these system changes on health equity has been hotly 
debated. Examining evidence from systematic reviews of the effects of health 
care system organizational and financial reforms will add empirical information 
to this debate, identify any evidence gaps, and help policy development. 
Systematic review methodology was used to locate and evaluate published 
systematic reviews of quantitative intervention studies (experimental and 
observational) of the effects on equity in health care access and/or health 
status of health care system organizational and financial reforms (system 
financing, funding allocations, direct purchasing arrangements, organization of 
service provision, and health and social care system integration) in 
high-income countries. Nine systematic reviews were identified. Private 
insurance 
 and out-of-pocket payments as well as the marketization and privatization of 
services have either negative or inconclusive equity effects. The evidence base 
on the health equity effects of managed care programs or integrated 
partnerships between health and social services is inconclusive. There were no 
relevant studies located that related to resource allocation reforms. The 
systematic review-level evidence base suggests that financial and 
organizational health care system reforms have had either inconclusive or 
negative impacts on health equity both in terms of access relative to need and 
in terms of health outcomes.

PMID: 25618985 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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