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Nonparametric bounds on the effect of deductibles in health care insurance on doctor visits - Swiss evidence.
Health Econ. 15, 1011-1020 (2006)
We evaluate the effect of the size of deductibles in the basic health insurance in Switzerland on the probability of a doctor visit. We employ nonparametric bounding techniques to minimise statistical assumptions. In order to tighten the bounds we consider two further assumptions: mean independence of an instrument and monotone treatment response. Under these two assumption we are able to bound the causal effect of high deductibles compared to low deductibles below zero. We conclude that the difference in health care utilisation is partly due to a reduction of moral hazard effects.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
treatment effects; nonparametric bounds; health insurance
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1057-9230
e-ISSN
1099-1050
Journal
Health Economics
Quellenangaben
Volume: 15,
Pages: 1011-1020
Publisher
Wiley
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Peer reviewed