Decentralizacion public policies: more spending and better health?

Authors

  • Carla Blázquez Fernández Universidad de Cantabria
  • David Cantarero Prieto Universidad de Cantabria
  • Marta Pascual Sáez Universidad de Cantabria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/reppp.6.2016.14741

Keywords:

descentralización, gasto sanitario, resultados en salud, técnicas de matching

Abstract

We investigate the main features of the Spanish regional health care system. The paper points out the main features of health expenditure and the different results between Autonomous Communities in Spain (common regime vs. foral one), once in 2002 the health decentralization process ended. A model based on matching techniques is proposed to analyse these differences for the period 2002-2013. Our empirical results support the hypothesis of asymmetric effects between different types of regional autonomy. Thus, the fact that the Autonomous Community is foral (Basque Country and Navarre) is associated with higher health care resources which derive in better health outcomes.

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Published

2016-04-17

How to Cite

Blázquez Fernández, C., Cantarero Prieto, D., & Pascual Sáez, M. (2016). Decentralizacion public policies: more spending and better health?. Revista de Evaluación de Programas y Políticas Públicas, 1(6), 49–65. https://doi.org/10.5944/reppp.6.2016.14741

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Monográfico de Evaluación de Programas y Políticas Públicas de Salud

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