The Effects of Co-Payment on the Poor

R. G. Beck

Journal of Human Resources, 1974, vol. 9, issue 1, 129-142

Abstract: This paper presents estimates of the effects of co-payments upon the use of physicians' services by poor families. The study is based upon pooled cross-section random samples of the population of the Province of Saskatchewan. Data for the period 1963 to 1968 are analyzed. A dummy variable is used to capture the effects of introducing co-payment in 1968. Estimates are presented for various types of service in an attempt to observe differences between patient-elective and physician-elective services. The results indicate that co-payment is associated with an 18 percent reduction in utilization by the poor in 1968.

Date: 1974
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