Financial Incentives, Hospital Care, and Health Outcomes: Evidence from Fair Pricing Laws

State laws that limit how much hospitals are paid by uninsured patients provide a unique opportunity to study how financial incentives of health care providers affect the care they deliver. We estimate the laws reduce payments from uninsured patients by 25–30 percent. Even though the uninsured repre...

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Veröffentlicht in:American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. - American Economic Association. - 9(2017), 2, Seite 28-56
1. Verfasser: Batty, Michael (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Ippolito, Benedic
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2017
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
Schlagworte:Health sciences Business Economics Political science