The Impact of Health Insurance Expansion on Physician Treatment Choice : Medicare Part D and Physician Prescribing
We test the effect of the introduction of Medicare Part D on physician prescribing behavior by using data on physician visits from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) 2002-2004 and 2006-2009 for patients aged 60-69. We use a combined DD-RD specification that is an improvement over either the difference-in-difference (DD) or regression discontinuity (RD) designs. Comparing the discrete jump in outcomes at age 65 before and after 2006, we find a 35% increase in the number of prescription drugs prescribed or continued per visit and a 55% increase in the number of generic drugs prescribed or continued, providing evidence of physician response to changes in patient out-of-pocket costs
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2014
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Authors: | Hu, Tianyan |
Other Persons: | Decker, Sandra (contributor) ; Decker, Sandra (contributor) ; Chou, Shin-Yi (contributor) |
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[2014]: [S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | Ärzte | Physicians | Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung | Public health insurance | Krankenversicherung | Health insurance | Versicherungsschutz | Insurance coverage | Arzneimittel | Pharmaceuticals |
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Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (48 p) |
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Series: | NBER Working Paper ; No. w20708 |
Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments November 2014 erstellt |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013043282