Nonparametric bounds on the effect of deductibles in health care insurance on doctor visits - Swiss evidence

Health Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1011-1020

  Gerfin, Michael ^a,b   Schellhorn, Martin ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b IZA   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Nonparametric bounds; Treatment effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

COST SHARING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OFFICE VISITS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 33749057286     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1113     Document Type: Article

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