Roadmaps to managed competition: to what extent does South Africa meet the preconditions for equity and efficiency?
Health Econ Policy Law. 2024 Jan 4:1-18. doi: 10.1017/S1744133123000324. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSouth Africa offers universal health coverage through large public and private systems. The private system is characterised by a regulated market for health insurance, referred to domestically as medical schemes. From 2000, the private system was undergoing a reform process consistent with theoretical approaches for regulated competition for health insurance. However, from 2008, the reform process was interrupted, leaving in place a partial framework which included open enrolment, community rating and regulated minimum be...
Source: Health Economics, Policy, and Law - January 4, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Alex van den Heever Source Type: research
Roadmaps to managed competition: to what extent does South Africa meet the preconditions for equity and efficiency?
Health Econ Policy Law. 2024 Jan 4:1-18. doi: 10.1017/S1744133123000324. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSouth Africa offers universal health coverage through large public and private systems. The private system is characterised by a regulated market for health insurance, referred to domestically as medical schemes. From 2000, the private system was undergoing a reform process consistent with theoretical approaches for regulated competition for health insurance. However, from 2008, the reform process was interrupted, leaving in place a partial framework which included open enrolment, community rating and regulated minimum be...
Source: Health Economics, Policy, and Law - January 4, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Alex van den Heever Source Type: research
Roadmaps to managed competition: to what extent does South Africa meet the preconditions for equity and efficiency?
Health Econ Policy Law. 2024 Jan 4:1-18. doi: 10.1017/S1744133123000324. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSouth Africa offers universal health coverage through large public and private systems. The private system is characterised by a regulated market for health insurance, referred to domestically as medical schemes. From 2000, the private system was undergoing a reform process consistent with theoretical approaches for regulated competition for health insurance. However, from 2008, the reform process was interrupted, leaving in place a partial framework which included open enrolment, community rating and regulated minimum be...
Source: Health Economics, Policy, and Law - January 4, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Alex van den Heever Source Type: research
Balancing between competition and regulation in healthcare markets
Health Econ Policy Law. 2023 Dec 21:1-10. doi: 10.1017/S1744133123000312. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSystems of managed competition naturally seek the middle ground between competition and regulation. This debate essay makes the case for adjusting the level of regulation according to the characteristics of the submarket in question. We first develop a theoretical framework that can be used to identify the services in which relatively free competition will be beneficial. The framework is grounded in the economic literature and consists of eight criteria. Targeted regulatory tools are then discussed that can be used to st...
Source: Health Economics, Policy, and Law - December 21, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Maria Trottmann Piet Stam Johan Visser Shuli Brammli-Greenberg Source Type: research
Balancing between competition and regulation in healthcare markets
Health Econ Policy Law. 2023 Dec 21:1-10. doi: 10.1017/S1744133123000312. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSystems of managed competition naturally seek the middle ground between competition and regulation. This debate essay makes the case for adjusting the level of regulation according to the characteristics of the submarket in question. We first develop a theoretical framework that can be used to identify the services in which relatively free competition will be beneficial. The framework is grounded in the economic literature and consists of eight criteria. Targeted regulatory tools are then discussed that can be used to st...
Source: Health Economics, Policy, and Law - December 21, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Maria Trottmann Piet Stam Johan Visser Shuli Brammli-Greenberg Source Type: research
Balancing between competition and regulation in healthcare markets
Health Econ Policy Law. 2023 Dec 21:1-10. doi: 10.1017/S1744133123000312. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSystems of managed competition naturally seek the middle ground between competition and regulation. This debate essay makes the case for adjusting the level of regulation according to the characteristics of the submarket in question. We first develop a theoretical framework that can be used to identify the services in which relatively free competition will be beneficial. The framework is grounded in the economic literature and consists of eight criteria. Targeted regulatory tools are then discussed that can be used to st...
Source: Health Economics, Policy, and Law - December 21, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Maria Trottmann Piet Stam Johan Visser Shuli Brammli-Greenberg Source Type: research
Balancing between competition and regulation in healthcare markets
Health Econ Policy Law. 2023 Dec 21:1-10. doi: 10.1017/S1744133123000312. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSystems of managed competition naturally seek the middle ground between competition and regulation. This debate essay makes the case for adjusting the level of regulation according to the characteristics of the submarket in question. We first develop a theoretical framework that can be used to identify the services in which relatively free competition will be beneficial. The framework is grounded in the economic literature and consists of eight criteria. Targeted regulatory tools are then discussed that can be used to st...
Source: Health Economics, Policy, and Law - December 21, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Maria Trottmann Piet Stam Johan Visser Shuli Brammli-Greenberg Source Type: research
Balancing between competition and regulation in healthcare markets
Health Econ Policy Law. 2023 Dec 21:1-10. doi: 10.1017/S1744133123000312. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSystems of managed competition naturally seek the middle ground between competition and regulation. This debate essay makes the case for adjusting the level of regulation according to the characteristics of the submarket in question. We first develop a theoretical framework that can be used to identify the services in which relatively free competition will be beneficial. The framework is grounded in the economic literature and consists of eight criteria. Targeted regulatory tools are then discussed that can be used to st...
Source: Health Economics, Policy, and Law - December 21, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Maria Trottmann Piet Stam Johan Visser Shuli Brammli-Greenberg Source Type: research
Balancing between competition and regulation in healthcare markets
Health Econ Policy Law. 2023 Dec 21:1-10. doi: 10.1017/S1744133123000312. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSystems of managed competition naturally seek the middle ground between competition and regulation. This debate essay makes the case for adjusting the level of regulation according to the characteristics of the submarket in question. We first develop a theoretical framework that can be used to identify the services in which relatively free competition will be beneficial. The framework is grounded in the economic literature and consists of eight criteria. Targeted regulatory tools are then discussed that can be used to st...
Source: Health Economics, Policy, and Law - December 21, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Maria Trottmann Piet Stam Johan Visser Shuli Brammli-Greenberg Source Type: research
Balancing between competition and regulation in healthcare markets
Health Econ Policy Law. 2023 Dec 21:1-10. doi: 10.1017/S1744133123000312. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSystems of managed competition naturally seek the middle ground between competition and regulation. This debate essay makes the case for adjusting the level of regulation according to the characteristics of the submarket in question. We first develop a theoretical framework that can be used to identify the services in which relatively free competition will be beneficial. The framework is grounded in the economic literature and consists of eight criteria. Targeted regulatory tools are then discussed that can be used to st...
Source: Health Economics, Policy, and Law - December 21, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Maria Trottmann Piet Stam Johan Visser Shuli Brammli-Greenberg Source Type: research
Balancing between competition and regulation in healthcare markets
Health Econ Policy Law. 2023 Dec 21:1-10. doi: 10.1017/S1744133123000312. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSystems of managed competition naturally seek the middle ground between competition and regulation. This debate essay makes the case for adjusting the level of regulation according to the characteristics of the submarket in question. We first develop a theoretical framework that can be used to identify the services in which relatively free competition will be beneficial. The framework is grounded in the economic literature and consists of eight criteria. Targeted regulatory tools are then discussed that can be used to st...
Source: Health Economics, Policy, and Law - December 21, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Maria Trottmann Piet Stam Johan Visser Shuli Brammli-Greenberg Source Type: research
Balancing between competition and regulation in healthcare markets
Health Econ Policy Law. 2023 Dec 21:1-10. doi: 10.1017/S1744133123000312. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSystems of managed competition naturally seek the middle ground between competition and regulation. This debate essay makes the case for adjusting the level of regulation according to the characteristics of the submarket in question. We first develop a theoretical framework that can be used to identify the services in which relatively free competition will be beneficial. The framework is grounded in the economic literature and consists of eight criteria. Targeted regulatory tools are then discussed that can be used to st...
Source: Health Economics, Policy, and Law - December 21, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Maria Trottmann Piet Stam Johan Visser Shuli Brammli-Greenberg Source Type: research
Balancing between competition and regulation in healthcare markets
Health Econ Policy Law. 2023 Dec 21:1-10. doi: 10.1017/S1744133123000312. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSystems of managed competition naturally seek the middle ground between competition and regulation. This debate essay makes the case for adjusting the level of regulation according to the characteristics of the submarket in question. We first develop a theoretical framework that can be used to identify the services in which relatively free competition will be beneficial. The framework is grounded in the economic literature and consists of eight criteria. Targeted regulatory tools are then discussed that can be used to st...
Source: Health Economics, Policy, and Law - December 21, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Maria Trottmann Piet Stam Johan Visser Shuli Brammli-Greenberg Source Type: research
Balancing between competition and regulation in healthcare markets
Health Econ Policy Law. 2023 Dec 21:1-10. doi: 10.1017/S1744133123000312. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSystems of managed competition naturally seek the middle ground between competition and regulation. This debate essay makes the case for adjusting the level of regulation according to the characteristics of the submarket in question. We first develop a theoretical framework that can be used to identify the services in which relatively free competition will be beneficial. The framework is grounded in the economic literature and consists of eight criteria. Targeted regulatory tools are then discussed that can be used to st...
Source: Health Economics, Policy, and Law - December 21, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Maria Trottmann Piet Stam Johan Visser Shuli Brammli-Greenberg Source Type: research
Globalisation and mental health: is globalisation good or bad for mental health? Testing for quadratic effects
Health Econ Policy Law. 2023 Dec 4:1-32. doi: 10.1017/S1744133123000294. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper explores the relationship between globalisation and mental health by using the global dataset of high-, middle-, and low-income countries for the period 1970-2020. Although the consequences of globalisation on general health have been extensively studied, limited attention has been paid to investigating the implications on mental health. To show robustness, globalisation has been divided into three main dimensions such as economic globalisation, political globalisation, and social globalisation while, mental he...
Source: Health Economics, Policy, and Law - December 4, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Saqib Amin Source Type: research
