Government spending

This commentary examines the role of both the public and private sectors in delivering healthcare in the UK. How does the UK compare with other countries? What is the role of private finance in the delivery of healthcare? What variations in NHS quality are seen across the UK? How much additional pressure is there likely to be on the NHS budget in future as a result of an ageing population?

In spite of government dominance in financing health care in many countries, the private health care sector remains important.

The demand for certain types of health care services depends on decisions of both the individual and the health care provider.

This paper examines the arguments for changing the ways that UK drug prices are regulated.

The generalized method of moments (GMM) estimation technique is discussed for count data models with endogenous regressors.

This report studies the demand for private health insurance in the UK using data from the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey.

This report studies the demand for private health insurance in the UK using data from the British Social Attitudes Survey.