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. 2015 Oct 14;14:94. doi: 10.1186/s12939-015-0230-7

Table 3.

Decomposition of the redistributive impact of OOPP in Austria

ATP Total OOPP Prescription fees OTC pharmaceuticals Therapeutical aids Physician services
ATP I
 Gini coefficient 0.2469 - - - - -
 RE −0.0121 −0.0009 −0.0010 −0.0038 −0.0037
 V −0.0060 −0.0008 −0.0009 −0.0019 −0.0012
 H 0.0021 0.0001 0.0001 0.0008 0.0008
 R 0.0040 0.0000 0.0000 0.0011 0.0017
 Decomposition (in %)
 RE (baseline) 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 V 0.50 0.89 0.90 0.52 0.33
 H −0.17 −0.09 −0.08 −0.21 −0.21
 R −0.33 −0.02 −0.02 −0.28 −0.46
ATP II
 Gini coefficient 0.5108 - - - - -
 RE −0.0770 −0.0042 −0.0067 −0.0278 −0.0211
 V −0.0595 −0.0039 −0.0061 −0.0227 −0.0142
 H 0.0089 0.0003 0.0005 0.0024 0.0041
 R 0.0086 0.0000 0.0001 0.0026 0.0029
 Decomposition (in %)
 RE (baseline) 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 V 0.77 0.93 0.91 0.82 0.67
 H −0.12 −0.07 −0.07 −0.09 −0.20
 R −0.11 −0.00 −0.02 −0.09 −0.13

ATP ability to pay, ATP I ability to pay indicated by household net income, ATP II ability to pay indicated by household net income minus benefits from the income maintenance program, RE redistributive effect, V vertical distribution, H horizontal inequity, R reranking, OOPP out-of-pocket payment, OTC over the counter