How does provider supply and regulation influence health care markets? Evidence from nurse practitioners and physician assistants

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-27

  Stange, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care workforce; Occupational licensing

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER; LABOR MARKET; LABOR SUPPLY; OCCUPATION;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MARKET; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OCCUPATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887585570     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2013.10.009     Document Type: Article

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