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An Econometric Model of Healthcare Demand With Nonlinear Pricing

Author(s) -

Kunz Johannes S.,

Winkelmann Rainer

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

health economics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.55

H-Index - 109

eISSN - 1099-1050

pISSN - 1057-9230

DOI - 10.1002/hec.3343

Subject(s) - econometric model , economics , nonlinear pricing , econometrics , health care , nonlinear system , nonlinear model , microeconomics , economic growth , physics , quantum mechanics

Summary From 2004 to 2012, the German social health insurance levied a co‐payment for the first doctor visit in a calendar quarter. We develop a new model for estimating the effect of such a co‐payment on the individual number of visits per quarter. The model combines a one‐time increase in the otherwise constant hazard rate determining the timing of doctor visits with a difference‐in‐differences strategy to identify the reform effect. An extended version of the model accounts for a mismatch between reporting period and calendar quarter. Using data from the German Socio‐Economic Panel, we do not find an effect of the co‐payment on demand for doctor visits. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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