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Patient Cost Sharing and Healthcare Utilization in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
- Yang, Tzu-Ting (Academia Sinica)
- Han, Hsing-Wen (Tamkang University)
- Lien, Hsien-Ming (National Chengchi University)
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Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
- Award Number: MOST 103-2410-H-004 -010 -MY2
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Abstract
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 cost-sharing 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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1997-01-01 / 2008-12-31Time Period: Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1997--Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 2008
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Taiwan
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DOI: 10.3886/E111421
Update Metadata: 2020-07-23 | Issue Number: 1 | Registration Date: 2020-07-23
Yang, Tzu-Ting; Han, Hsing-Wen; Lien, Hsien-Ming (2020): Patient Cost Sharing and Healthcare Utilization in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design. Version: 1. ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.3886/E111421V1
