Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Dept. of Economics, June 2001. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (M.S.)--Rutgers University, 2009. / "Graduate Program in Industrial and Systems Engineering." Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-61).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Texas, Aug.,, 2009. / Title from title page display. Includes bibliographical references.

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Auburn University, 2009. / Abstract. Includes bibliographic references (p.164-184).

The allocations of health care resources in Bangladesh are not based on the needs of the population. Equality in health care expenditure can be achieved by the use of needs-based resource allocation formulae. Applying such methods in Bangladesh can provide an essential guideline to achieve equality in resource allocation. This thesis examines the prospect of developing a needs-based allocation of health care resources. It attempts to address the counterfactual question of what would have been the allocation to each district had the needs of the population been accounted for. Two alternative approaches are considered. The first uses a simple capitation formula in which weights for the adjustment of the current allocation are generated directly based on the relative values of proxies for needs. The second approach predicts adjustment weights from the estimation of a standard econometric model of needs, controlling for a range of determinants including individual, household and district characteristics. Important predictors of current allocation were found to be the number of hospital beds and health workers rather than need factors. Important predictors of needs include demographic and socio-economic characteristics. The findings suggest that a needs-based allocation can be developed for Bangladesh. This research provides an alternative approach to generating weights showing systematic relationships between the need adjustment factors. The robustness of the methods used will be sensitive to the quality of the data and the assumptions of the models. As these approaches are based on sound economic analysis and are open to independent assessment, they will help to inform policy debate and can reduce the influence of politically motivated allocations. A gradual process of implementation and regular review of the methods used would be a way forward. Future areas of research may include: re-analysing data at smaller area level and use of different components of allocations.

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Population aging in Canada is expected to result in a sharp increase in the use of health services by the aged. The purpose of this thesis, is to enhance the knowledge of the utilization of the health system by the elderly. For this, an analysis of the utilization of three health services was pursued, using data from two health surveys, and two general social surveys in a statistical examination; to describe age-use; identify the major determinants of utilization; and to discover the sources of change in use. The results show that the aged were the highest users of health services among all age groups. Use increased for some services, and decreased for others. Changes in how people were managed by the health system, and to a lesser extent a rise in disease prevalence, were the primary sources of variations in utilization. There was no conclusive evidence of the presence of supplier induced demand. Population aging was not a significant determinant of changes in health service use, but rather factors associated with the management of the elderly by the health system; this includes technological changes in medicine, and changes in treatment patterns.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--UCLA, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 131-137).

Thesis (M.S.)--Missouri State University, 2008. / "December 2008." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 111-118). Also available online.