Shigeoka, Hitoshi; Fushimi, Kiyohide - In: Journal of Health Economics 35 (2014) C, pp. 162-178
We estimate the degree of supplier-induced demand for newborn treatment by exploiting changes in reimbursement arising from the introduction of the partial prospective payment system (PPS) in Japan. Under the partial PPS, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) utilization became relatively more...