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Neighborhood characteristics as determinants of healthcare utilization: A theoretical model

Mohnen, Sigrid M.; Schneider, Sven Andreas; Droomers, … - In: Health Economics Review 9 (2019) 7, pp. 1-9

Background: We propose using neighborhood characteristics as demand-related morbidity adjusters to improve prediction … models such as the risk equalization model. Results: Since the neighborhood has no explicit 'place' in healthcare demand … neighborhood characteristics for the risk equalization model include the degree of urbanization, public and open space, resources …

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Does It Pay to Know the Prices in Health Care?

Lieber, Ethan M.J - 2018

Consumers rarely know the price of medical care before they consume it. I use variation in the timing of access to a new source of price information to show how access to and search for price information leads consumers to pay significantly less for care. I provide suggestive evidence that...

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More hospital choices, more C-sections : evidence from Chile

Elejalde, Ramiro de; Giolito, Eugenio P. - 2019

In this paper, we study the effect on cesarean rates of a policy change in Chile that decreased the cost of delivery at private hospitals for women with public health insurance. Using a difference-in-differences (DID) approach based on the eligibility conditions for this benefit, we find that in...

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The right to health and the health effects of denials

Bhalotra, Sonia; Fernández, Manuel - 2021

We estimate the health costs of supply-side barriers to accessing medical care. The setting is Colombia, where citizens have a constitutional right to health care, but insurance companies that manage delivery impose restrictions on access. We use administrative data on judicial claims for health...

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Voluntary Health Plan Subsidies and Public Expenditure

Buitrago, Giancarlo; Bardey, David - 2015

is developed in which individuals are characterized by two dimensions: inherited risk of illness and preferences for … prevention activities. It is shown that when beneficiaries of a voluntary plan have lower risk, i.e. advantageous selection …

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Access to oncology medicines in EU and OECD countries

Hofmarcher, Thomas - 2024

Ensuring equal access to the latest cancer medicines is one of the most pressing challenges facing OECD health systems today. Despite the emergence of new oncology drugs, disparities in patient access—particularly through clinical trials and early access programs—remain a critical issue....

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The role of hospital networks in individual mortality

Buitrago, Giancarlo; Rodriguez-Lesmes, Paul; Serna, Natalia - 2024

Narrow hospital networks have proliferated in health systems with managed care. We investigate the causal effect of network breadth on mortality leveraging the termination of the largest health insurer in Colombia. The termination caused a substantial increase in mortality accompanied by...

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Insurance barriers and inequalities in health care access : evidence from dual practice

Goetjes, Eva; Blankart, Katharina - In: Health economics review 14 (2024) 1, pp. 1-16

observed in practices mirroring the regional average composition. Conclusions Our findings underscore strategic physician …

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Belgium : enhancing the cost efficiency and flexibility of the health sector to adjust to population ageing

Sorbe, Stéphane - 2013

Belgium has a good record in delivering accessible care, but adaptation to population ageing will be complicated by the fragmentation of responsibilities in the healthcare system and a strong reliance on government regulations. The organisation of the system could be rationalised by giving...

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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...

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