| dc.contributor | 財政系 | |
| dc.creator (作者) | 連賢明 | |
| dc.creator (作者) | Lien, Hsien-Ming | |
| dc.creator (作者) | Han, Hsing-Wen | |
| dc.creator (作者) | Yang, Tzu-Ting | |
| dc.date (日期) | 2019-09 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 20-Apr-2020 14:41:23 (UTC+8) | - |
| dc.date.available | 20-Apr-2020 14:41:23 (UTC+8) | - |
| dc.date.issued (上傳時間) | 20-Apr-2020 14:41:23 (UTC+8) | - |
| dc.identifier.uri (URI) | http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/129297 | - |
| dc.description.abstract (摘要) | This paper estimates the price elasticity of healthcare utilization in early childhood. We employ a regression discontinuity design by exploiting a subsidy that reduces patient costsharing for children aged under 3 in Taiwan. Using longitudinal medical claims of over 410,000 children, we find a modest price elasticity of outpatient expenditure (e.g. -0.10 for regular outpatient care). Furthermore, increased cost sharing at age 3 largely decreases the chance of visiting high-intensity healthcare providers (e.g. teaching hospitals) for minor illnesses. In contrast, children’s utilization of inpatient care is price insensitive, providing a rationale for full inpatient care coverage to children. | |
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| dc.relation (關聯) | American Economic Journal : Economic Policy | |
| dc.subject (關鍵詞) | Patient cost sharing ; Early childhood | |
| dc.title (題名) | Patient Cost Sharing and Healthcare Utilization in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design | |
| dc.type (資料類型) | article | |
| dc.identifier.doi (DOI) | 10.2139/ssrn.2851278 | |
| dc.doi.uri (DOI) | http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2851278 | |
