Inequalities in waiting times by socioeconomic status. 2014

Luigi Siciliani
Department of Economics and Related Studies, University of York, New York, NY USA.

Waiting times for elective care are a major health policy issue in many developed countries. Recent empirical studies suggest that inequalities in waiting times by socioeconomic status are present within publicly-funded systems in several countries. In this short commentary I discuss alternative approaches regarding data, methods and interpretation of results. Further work in this research area is needed.

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