Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
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University of Southern Denmark, Dache - Danish Centre for Health Economics
No 2015:3: Brugerbetaling for sterilisation på offentlige sygehuse. Resultater fra et naturligt eksperiment i Danmark
Christian Kronborg ()
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Christian Kronborg: COHERE, Department of Business and Economics, Postal: University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense m, Denmark
Abstract: This study exploits a natural experiment in Denmark caused by two health care law changes to identify the impact of co-payment for sterilisation at public hospitals on the demand for these service. Results show that the introduction of the co-payment caused a significant reduction in the utilisation of sterilisation procedures in both men and women and a shift to mainly male sterilisations performed in private hospitals. I find price elasticities of about -0.3 for both men and women. However, the price elasticity varies by income, age, family type, education, and employment status.
Keywords: Cost sharing; co-payment; user charges; health Insurance; moral hazard
24 pages, September 1, 2015
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