Measurement of horizontal inequity in health care utilisation using European Panel data

Teresa Bago d’Uva, Andrew Michael Jones () and Eddy K.A. Van Doorslaer ()

Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers from HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York

Abstract: This paper analyzes the effect of dental insurance on utilization of general dentist services by adult US population aged from 25 to 64 years. Our econometric framework accommdates endogeneity of insurance and the ordered nature of the measure of dental utilization. The study finds strong evidence of endogeneity of dental insurance to utilization and identifies interesting patterns of nonlinear dependencies between the dental insurance status and individual’s age and income. The calculated average treatment effect supports the claim of adverse selection into the treated (insured) state and indicates a strong positive incentives effect of dental insurance.

Keywords: Inequality; inequity; health care utilisation; panel data; ECHP (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2007-08
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Working Paper: Measurement of Horizontal Inequity in Health Care Utilisation using European Panel Data (2007)
Journal Article: Measurement of horizontal inequity in health care utilisation using European panel data (2009)
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