2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Analysis of inequalities in access to health care in Japan
| Project/Area Number |
21730240
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Economic policy
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| Research Institution | Kinki University |
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Principal Investigator |
ISHIKAWA Noriko (伊藤 路子) Kinki University, 経済学部, 准教授 (10379464)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | 社会保障 / 医療格差 / かかりつけ医 / アクセス不平等 |
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| Research Abstract |
In a series of the studies, we confirm the existence of "inequalities in access to healthcare" in Japan from the demand side. From a logit analysis of the choice of a primary-care doctor, we show that there exist some mismatches between supply and demand of medical services that trigger inefficiencies. From the results of demand analysis for emergency medical services (EMS), we demonstrate that the frequency of EMS use might be closely related to the accessibility to hospital. Moreover, we also make it clear that there exist inequalities in access to health care among income groups.
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