Verschillen en veranderingen in het gebruik van gezondheidszorg

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The use of health care facilities in the Netherlands has increased substantially during the past years. In this paper two large cross-section surveys are used to analyze the changes in the use of medical services. Further, differences in use by type of health care insurance are analyzed. The findings show that the increase in medical consumption is largely due to a change in the propensity to use medical services. Further, the findings do not suggest that social health care insurance leads to less efficient use of medical services than private insurance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; Copyright of Mens en Maatschappij is the property of Amsterdam University Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)