New Findings from Inter-American Development Bank in the Area of Healthcare Economics Reported (The Effect of Eliminating Health User Fees On Adult Health and Labor Supply In Jamaica)

2020 OCT 27 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Current study results on Economics - Healthcare Economics have been published. According to news reporting from Washington, District of Columbia, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “This paper estimates the effects of Jamaica’s elimination of user fees in public health facilities on the health and labor supply of working-age individuals. The policy change affected about 83 percent of the population, that is, those who lack health insurance and mainly rely on the public health system.”

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Inter-American Development Bank, “The analysis finds no effects among individuals younger than 40 years old. However, for individuals within the 40-64 age range, the analysis finds that the policy reduced the number of lost days due to illness by 44.3 percent. No effects were found on employment or labor formality at the extensive margin. However, consistent with a reduced number of lost days, the analysis identified a positive effect on labor supply at the intensive margin equivalent to 3.04 weekly hours.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Finally, overall benefits are relatively stronger for women, thereby reducing the observed baseline disadvantages relative to men.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: The Effect of Eliminating Health User Fees On Adult Health and Labor Supply In Jamaica. Journal of Health Economics, 2020;73:102355. Journal of Health Economics can be contacted at: Elsevier, Radarweg 29, 1043 Nx Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Journal of Health Economics - http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-health-economics/)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Diether W. Beuermann, Inter-American Development Bank, 1300 New York Ave NW, Se-948, Washington, DC 20577, United States.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2020.102355. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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