Long-term effectiveness of elderly health care voucher scheme strategies: a system dynamics simulation analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The elderly healthcare voucher (EHCV) scheme is expected to lead to an increase in the number of elderly people selecting private primary healthcare services and reduce reliance on the public sector in Hong Kong. However, studies thus far have reported that this scheme has not received satisfactory responses. In this study, we examined changes in the ratio of visits between public and private doctors in primary care (to measure reliance on the public sector) for different strategic scenarios in the EHCV scheme.

Methods

Based on comments from an expert panel, a system dynamics model was formulated to simulate the impact of various enhanced strategies in the scheme: increasing voucher amounts, lowering the age eligibility, and designating vouchers for chronic condit

SUBMITTER: Chong KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8236172 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature