Informal payments for health care: evidence from Hungary.

Abstract

This study advances understanding of the methodological issues involved in researching informal payments by providing a systematic analysis of the methodology of available empirical research and official statistics on the scale of informal payments in Hungary. The paper explores the potential sources of differences, to assess the scope to reduce the differences between various estimates and to define the upper and lower boundaries within which the true magnitude of informal payments can be expected to lie.

Citation

Health Policy, 77 (1), 86-102 pp.

Informal payments for health care: evidence from Hungary.

Published 1 January 2006