Effects of health insurance on patient demand for physician services

Jerome Dugan ()
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Jerome Dugan: University of Washington

Health Economics Review, 2020, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract Background In recent years, policymakers have sought to reduce health disparities between the insured and uninsured through a federal health insurance expansion policy; however, disparities continue to persist among the insured population. One potential explanation is that the use of healthcare services varies by the type of health insurance coverage due to differences in the design of coverage. The aim of this study is to examine whether health insurance coverage type is associated with the structure and use of healthcare services. Methods The nationally representative Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and multinomial logistic regression are used to estimate the effects of different types of health coverage on the combinations of routine and emergency care sought and received. Results The multinomial logistic regression analysis for the overall sample revealed privately insured respondents reported higher use of routine care only p

Keywords: Healthcare management; Chronic disease; Health insurance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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