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, and that in-hospital mortality is not affected partly due to patients being discharged earlier (shorter length …
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This study examines the long term impact of Medicare payment reductions on patient outcomes using a natural experiment - the Balance Budget Act (BBA) of 1997. We use predicted Medicare revenue changes due to BBA, with simulated BBA payment cuts as an instrument, to categorize hospitals by...
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Previous studies have shown that Medicare beneficiaries tend not to switch their prescription drug plans (Part D) even though they can largely save drug costs by plan switching. To explore why this so-called “plan stickiness” happens, the present study focused on the concept of social...
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Evidence on insurers' behavior in environments with both risk selection and market power is largely missing. We fill this gap by providing one of the first empirical accounts of how insurers adjust plan features when faced with potential changes in selection. Our strategy exploits a 2012 reform...
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Deductibles in health insurance are often regarded as a means to contain health care costs when individuals exhibit …-selection into different insurance contracts. We use a set of new variables in the German Socioeconomic Panel for the years 2002 … the data reveals that the effect of deductibles on the number of doctor visits is negligible. Private add-on insurance …
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