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Table 2 Subsystem 2 variables and assumptions

From: Advancing the application of systems thinking in health: why cure crowds out prevention

Equilibrium parameters

Variable type

Initial value

Notes and assumptions

Public fund

Auxiliary

1250

Monetary units available, at equilibrium

Political influence

State

N/A

(Doctors spending on lobbying)/(Doctors spending on lobbying + PCWs spending on lobbying)

Public pay to doctors

Rate

N/A

(Political Influence*Public Fund) + NGO for doctor

Private pay for doctors

Rate

N/A

 

Consultation fees for doctors

Auxiliary

3.75

Monetary units per treatment provided by doctor

Public pay to PCWs

Rate

N/A

Public Fund × (1–Political Influence) + NGO for PCW

NGO-D

State

0

Accumulated external funding to doctors

NGO-P

State

0

Accumulated external funding to PCWs