Economic inequality in satisfaction with healthcare in the Baltic countries during and after the economic crisis (2008–2014)

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Sveikatos priežiūros sistema; Pasitenkinimas sveikatos priežiūra; Baltijos šalys (Baltic states); Nelygybė; Healthcare system; Satisfaction with healthcare; Baltic States; Inequality.

ENPublic satisfaction with healthcare systems is an important dimension of healthcare legitimacy. The paper analyzes how satisfaction with healthcare systems depended upon the economic situation of our respondents during and after the economic recession in the Baltic states. The results show that there were no differences in public satisfaction with healthcare between better and worse off people in Estonia (except in 2009). In Lithuania, however, satisfaction among the economically better off was higher compared to other groups between 2008 and 2014. In Latvia, inequality in satisfaction between groups in different economic situations became significant from 2010. [From the publication]

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