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Exploring the heterogeneous effects of state price transparency laws on charge prices, negotiated prices, and operating costs
Linde, Sebastian; Siebert, Ralph - 2021
comprehensive database that covers more than 2,000 hospitals nationwide from 1996 to 2017. We employ a flexible generalized … the impacts on negotiated prices and costs. We also find large heterogeneous responses across hospitals that depend on: (1 …) hospitals’ past charge prices prior to adopting the price transparency law, that is, high-price hospitals reduce charge and …
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Hospital policy and productivity : evidence from German states
Karmann, Alexander; Rösel, Felix - 2016
period 1993 to 2013. State governments decide on hospital capacity planning (number of hospitals, departments and beds …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011541297
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Measuring and comparing the (in)efficiency of German and Swiss hospitals
Steinmann, Lukas; Dittrich, Gunnar; Karmann, Alexander; … - 2003
A nonparametric Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is performed on hospitals in the federal state of Saxony (Germany) and … observations, hospitals of Saxony have higher efficiency scores than their Swiss counterparts. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010507017
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Sibling spillovers and the choice to get vaccinated : evidence from a regression discontinuity design
Humlum, Maria Knoth; Morthorst, Marius Opstrup; … - 2022
We investigate the effects of the introduction of a population-wide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program on the vaccine take-up of the targeted group of 15-year-old girls and their older sisters. For identification, we rely on a regression discontinuity design and high-quality Danish...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013163652
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Sibling Spillovers and the Choice to Get Vaccinated : Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
Humlum, Maria Knoth; Morthorst, Marius; Thingholm, Peter - 2022
We investigate the effects of the introduction of a population-wide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program on the vaccine take-up of the targeted group of 15-year-old girls and their older sisters. For identification, we rely on a regression discontinuity design and high-quality Danish...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014083832
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Cost-sharing and use of health services in Italy : evidence from a fuzzy regression discontinuity design
Ponzo, Michela; Scoppa, Vincenzo - 2016
We use a Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD) to evaluate the impact of cost-sharing on the use of health services. In the Italian health system, individuals reaching age 65 and earning low incomes are given total exemption from cost-sharing for health services consumption. Since the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011453425
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Waiting times for outpatient treatment in Germany : new experimental evidence from primary data
Heinrich, Nils; Wübker, Ansgar; Wuckel, Christiane - 2017
Long waiting lines are a common feature and a major concern in many public health care delivery systems. The waiting lines are often characterized as inefficient, because they are a burden to patients without generating any gains for providers. There is an ongoing debate in Germany regarding the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011631526
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Cost-Sharing and Use of Health Services in Italy : Evidence from a Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Design
Ponzo, Michela - 2016
We use a Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD) to evaluate the impact of cost-sharing on the use of health services. In the Italian health system, individuals reaching age 65 and earning low incomes are given total exemption from cost-sharing for health services consumption. Since the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012997430
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Nurses' labour supply elasticities : the importance of accounting for extensive margins
Broadway, Barbara; Kalb, Guyonne; Scott, Anthony - 2012
Many countries face a continuing shortage in nurses' labour supply. Previous research suggests that nurses respond only weakly to changes in wages. We estimate a multi-sector model of nursing qualification holders' labour supply in different occupations. A structural approach allows us to model...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009550677
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Nurses' Labour Supply Elasticities : The Importance of Accounting for Extensive Margins
Broadway, Barbara - 2012
Many countries face a continuing shortage in nurses' labour supply. Previous research suggests that nurses respond only weakly to changes in wages. We estimate a multi-sector model of nursing qualification holders' labour supply in different occupations. A structural approach allows us to model...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013105988