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American Economic Journal: Economic Policy: Vol. 3 No. 3 (August 2011)
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After Midnight: A Regression Discontinuity Design in Length of Postpartum Hospital Stays
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Almond, Douglas, and
Joseph J. Doyle. 2011. "After Midnight: A Regression Discontinuity Design in Length of Postpartum Hospital Stays."
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy,
3(3): 1-34.
DOI: 10.1257/pol.3.3.1
DOI: 10.1257/pol.3.3.1
Abstract
Estimates of moral hazard in health insurance markets can be confounded by adverse selection. This paper considers a plausibly exogenous source of variation in insurance coverage for childbirth in California. We find that additional health insurance coverage induces substantial extensions in length of hospital stay for mother and newborn. However, remaining in the hospital longer has no effect on readmissions or mortality, and the estimates are precise. Our results suggest that for uncomplicated births, minimum insurance mandates incur substantial costs without detectable health benefits. (JEL D82, G22, I12, I18, J13)
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Almond, Douglas (Columbia U)
Doyle, Joseph J. (MIT)
Doyle, Joseph J. (MIT)
JEL Classifications
D82: Asymmetric and Private Information
G22: Insurance; Insurance Companies
I12: Health Production
I18: Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
J13: Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
G22: Insurance; Insurance Companies
I12: Health Production
I18: Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
J13: Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
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