2014
DOI: 10.1186/s12939-014-0115-1
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Is socioeconomic status associated with utilization of health care services in a single-payer universal health care system?

Abstract: ObjectivesTo assess an association of Socio-economic status with utilization of health care services between years 2002 and 2008 in Israel.MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed the utilization of health care services in a cohort of 100,000 members, 21 years and older, of a Clalit Health Services. The research compared utilization according to the neighborhood SES status; and clinic’s location as another SES proxy. Data included: Charlson Score morbidity factor, utilization of health care services (visits to prima… Show more

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“…A possible reason for regional treatment variation is geographical distance to specialized clinics, which can be the case in less populated areas. In addition, metropolitan areas typically have a higher proportion of people with higher socio‐economic status, which has been shown to be positively associated with the frequency of specialist visits . The regional treatment differences shown in this study, however, do not fit these patterns of variation.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 72%
“…A possible reason for regional treatment variation is geographical distance to specialized clinics, which can be the case in less populated areas. In addition, metropolitan areas typically have a higher proportion of people with higher socio‐economic status, which has been shown to be positively associated with the frequency of specialist visits . The regional treatment differences shown in this study, however, do not fit these patterns of variation.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 72%
“…1 However, in pursuing the benefits of rebalancing care away from emergency services, a major issue is raised by the various studies across many countries that find that the share of emergency care in hospital admissions is higher for patients resident in disadvantaged areas. [2][3][4][5] This relationship shows that commissioners must expect a higher demand for emergency care in deprived areas, ceteris paribus. While this is important for planning hospital provision, 6 7 it remains unresolved whether the high use of emergency care in deprived areas is primarily a symptom of the pattern of illness in deprived areas, or rather a consequence of system weaknesses that should be specifically addressed-for example, a patient culture that overuses emergency care, or shortcomings in primary care delivery.…”
Section: Contextmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As SES is a multifaceted phenomenon, the measurement and definition of SES is complex and can range from income, education, and occupation, to harder to measure variables such as health behaviour, social participation and composite measures such as social deprivation indices [6,7]. In general, low SES patients have decreased access to needed health care services, even in countries with universal health coverage [8,9].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%