Using propensity scores in difference-in-differences models to estimate the effects of a policy change

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 166-182

  Stuart, Elizabeth A ^a   Huskamp, Haiden A ^b   Duckworth, Kenneth ^c   Simmons, Jeffrey ^c   Song, Zirui ^b   Chernew, Michael E ^b   Barry, Colleen L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal inference; Mental health spending; Natural experiment; Non experimental study; Policy evaluation

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE QUALITY CONTRACT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIFFERENCE IN DIFFERENCES METHOD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL FEE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROPENSITY SCORE; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 84911990800     PISSN: 13873741     EISSN: 15729400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10742-014-0123-z     Document Type: Article

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