Assessing the impact of high deductible health plans on health-care utilization and cost: A changes-in-changes approach

Health Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1025-1042

  Borah, Bijan J ^a   Burns, Marguerite E ^b   Shah, Nilay D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

average treatment effects; changes in changes models; difference in difference models; high deductible health plan; quantile difference in differences models

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; EMERGENCY CARE; EVALUATION RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC;

EID: 80051687427     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1757     Document Type: Article

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