Mathematical programming for the efficient allocation of health care resources

Previous discussions of methods for the efficient allocation of health care resources subject to a budget constraint have relied on unnecessarily restrictive assumptions. This paper makes use of established optimization techniques to demonstrate that a general mathematical programming framework can...

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Published inJournal of health economics Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 641 - 653
Main Authors Stinnett, Aaron A., Paltiel, A.David
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.10.1996
Elsevier
Elsevier Sequoia S.A
SeriesJournal of Health Economics
Subjects
Budgets
Cost benefit analysis
Cost-Benefit Analysis - methods
Cost-effectiveness analysis
Decision Making
Gesundheitskosten
Health care
Health Care Rationing - economics
Health economics
Health services
Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse
Kosten-Wirksamkeits-Analyse
Mathematical programming
Mathematische Optimierung
Methods
Models, Econometric
Optimization
Optimization techniques
Program Evaluation - economics
Programming
Resource allocation
Social Justice
Theorie
United States
United States
United States > US
Cost-benefit analysis
Cost-effectiveness analysis
Resource allocation
Mathematical programming
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ISSN0167-6296
1879-1646
DOI10.1016/S0167-6296(96)00493-6

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Summary:Previous discussions of methods for the efficient allocation of health care resources subject to a budget constraint have relied on unnecessarily restrictive assumptions. This paper makes use of established optimization techniques to demonstrate that a general mathematical programming framework can accommodate much more complex information regarding returns to scale, partial and complete indivisibility and program interdependence. Methods are also presented for incorporating ethical constraints into the resource allocation process, including explicit identification of the cost of equity.
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ISSN:0167-6296
1879-1646
DOI:10.1016/S0167-6296(96)00493-6