Implications of Reimbursement Policies for the Location of Physicians

James R. Cantwell

Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, 1979, vol. 31, issue 02, 11

Abstract: A simple model of physician migration predicts a positive relationship between physician fees and the number of physicians in an area and a negative relationship between physician fees and area population-physician ratios. The strong empirical support for this model suggests that Government health insurance programs could be used to encourage physicians to locate in scarcity areas.

Keywords: Health Economics and Policy; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1979
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.148551

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