How Does Technological Change Affect Health Care Expenditures?
The expenditure consequences of the drug cimetidine for the period 1977-1979 are investigated. Using Medicaid data for the State of Michigan, it is found that expenditures for the first year of treatment of duodenal ulcers are reduced between 26% and 70%. The methodology employed can be applied to the assessment of other medical technologies.
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1984
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Authors: | Geweke, John ; Weisbrod, Burton A. |
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Evaluation Review. - Vol. 8.1984, 1, p. 75-92
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