| 来源类型 | Working Paper |
| 规范类型 | 报告 |
| DOI | 10.3386/w25037 |
| 来源ID | Working Paper 25037 |
| A Test of Supply-side Explanations of Geographic Variation in Health Care Use | |
| Kevin Callison; Robert Kaestner; Jason Ward | |
| 发表日期 | 2018-09-17 |
| 出版年 | 2018 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | Evidence of regional variation in health care utilization has been well-documented over the past 40 years. Yet uncertainty persists about whether this variation is primarily the result of supply-side or demand-side forces, and the difference matters for both theory and policy. In this article, we provide new evidence as to the cause of geographic variation in health care utilization. We do so by examining changes in health care use by the near-elderly as they transition from being uninsured into Medicare. Results provide support for a causal supply-side explanation of regional variation. Estimates indicate that gaining Medicare coverage in above-median spending regions increases the probability of at least one hospital visit by 36% and the probability of having more than five doctor visits by 25% relative to similar individuals in below-median spending regions. |
| 主题 | Microeconomics ; Market Structure and Distribution ; Public Economics ; Public Goods ; National Fiscal Issues ; Health, Education, and Welfare ; Health |
| URL | https://www.nber.org/papers/w25037 |
| 来源智库 | National Bureau of Economic Research (United States) |
| 引用统计 | |
| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/582711 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Kevin Callison,Robert Kaestner,Jason Ward. A Test of Supply-side Explanations of Geographic Variation in Health Care Use. 2018. |
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| w25037.pdf（599KB） | 智库出版物 | 限制开放 | CC BY-NC-SA | 浏览 | ||
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