The fallacy of the equity-efficiency trade off
Rethinking the efficient health system
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15359164 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel D Reidpath (0000-0002-8796-0420, Monash University Malaysia, corresponding author), Anna Elisabet Olafsdottir (0000-0002-9133-6487, Brunel University of London), Subhash Pokhrel (0000-0002-1009-8553, Brunel University of London), Pascale Allotey (0000-0002-6942-5774, Monash University Malaysia) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | S1 |
| Pages | S3-S3 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-12-s1-s3 |
| PMID | 22992346 |
| PMCID | PMC3381691 |
| OpenAlex | W2166723123 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 13 |
In the health systems literature one can see discussions about the trade off between the equity achievable by the system and its efficiency. Essentially it is argued that as greater health equity is achieved, so the level of efficiency will diminish. This argument is borrowed from economics literature on market efficiency. In the application of the economic argument to health, however, serious errors have been made, because it is quite reasonable to talk of both health equity being a desirable output of a health system, and the efficient production of that output. In this article we discuss notions of efficiency, and the equity-efficiency trade off, before considering the implications of this for health systems
Actuarial science · Argument (complex analysis · Economic efficiency · Economic growth · Economics · Equity (law · Fallacy · Health care · Health equity · Microeconomics · Political science · Public economics · Public health · Global Health Care Issues · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Healthcare Policy and Management · Law · Medicine
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| Citations per year | 1.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |