| dc.contributor | 財政系 | |
| dc.creator (作者) | 連賢明 | |
| dc.creator (作者) | Lien, Hsien-Ming | |
| dc.creator (作者) | 韓幸紋 | |
| dc.creator (作者) | 楊子霆 | |
| dc.date (日期) | 2020-08 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 24-May-2021 15:24:53 (UTC+8) | - |
| dc.date.available | 24-May-2021 15:24:53 (UTC+8) | - |
| dc.date.issued (上傳時間) | 24-May-2021 15:24:53 (UTC+8) | - |
| dc.identifier.uri (URI) | http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/135091 | - |
| 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.format.mimetype | application/pdf | - |
| dc.relation (關聯) | American Economic Journal : Economic Policy, Vol.12, No.3, pp.238-278 | |
| dc.title (題名) | Patient Cost Sharing and Healthcare Utilization in Early Childhood | |
| dc.type (資料類型) | article | |
| dc.identifier.doi (DOI) | 10.1257/pol.20170009 | |
| dc.doi.uri (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20170009 | |
