Access and Cost of Education and Health Services:A method to estimate health care services access and costs

This chapter estimates health service location demand and costs using a method based on data for England. After reviewing the determinants of health care demand, it describes the method to estimate health services potential demand and access. The chapter then highlights the difficulties of predicting health care costs and examines preliminary evidence on health care costs for England. Finally, the chapter presents the method estimating differences in cardiology and maternity and obstetrics (M&O) services costs and access across geographical areas.