TY - JOUR
T1 - New Evidences and Trends in Private Funding of Medical Services among Older Adults
AU - Tur-Sinai, A
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Background: The current composition of Israeli private funding is inconsistent with the principles of the State Health Insurance Law. According with the aging process, this study identifies and investigates the predictors of private funding of medical care and healthcare among the 50+ population. Its three objectives are to profile the healthcare services for which older adults pay out of pocket, profile the older adults who pay privately for medical services and detect changes over the years, and identify predictors of private healthcare service funding by older adults.Methods:
AB - Background: The current composition of Israeli private funding is inconsistent with the principles of the State Health Insurance Law. According with the aging process, this study identifies and investigates the predictors of private funding of medical care and healthcare among the 50+ population. Its three objectives are to profile the healthcare services for which older adults pay out of pocket, profile the older adults who pay privately for medical services and detect changes over the years, and identify predictors of private healthcare service funding by older adults.Methods:
U2 - 10.1093/eurpub/cky218.081
DO - 10.1093/eurpub/cky218.081
M3 - Conference article
SN - 1101-1262
VL - 28
JO - European Journal of Public Health
JF - European Journal of Public Health
IS - suppl_4
ER -