The choice agenda in European health systems: the role of middle-class demands
Costa-Font, J.
& Zigante, V.
(2016).
The choice agenda in European health systems: the role of middle-class demands.
Public Money and Management,
36(6), 409-416.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2016.1206748
& Zigante, V.
(2016).
The choice agenda in European health systems: the role of middle-class demands.
Public Money and Management,
36(6), 409-416.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2016.1206748
Choice for patients, over varying aspects of healthcare, is becoming an increasingly common feature in Europe, especially in tax-funded healthcare systems. This paper investigates patients’ choice of healthcare provider. The middle class, in countries implementing choice reforms, is shown to have a pronounced preference for the availability of choice as a component of a quality healthcare system. Important implications of this for theory and policy are discussed.