Replication data for: Do Physicians' Financial Incentives Affect Medical Treatment and Patient Health?
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Jeffrey Clemens; Joshua D. Gottlieb
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Project Citation:
Clemens, Jeffrey, and Gottlieb, Joshua D. Replication data for: Do Physicians’ Financial Incentives Affect Medical Treatment and Patient Health? Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2014. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112758V1
Project Description
Summary:
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We investigate whether physicians' financial incentives influence
health care supply, technology diffusion, and resulting patient outcomes. In 1997, Medicare consolidated the geographic regions
across which it adjusts physician payments, generating area-specific
price shocks. Areas with higher payment shocks experience significant
increases in health care supply. On average, a 2 percent increase
in payment rates leads to a 3 percent increase in care provision.
Elective procedures such as cataract surgery respond much more
strongly than less discretionary services. Non-radiologists expand
their provision of MRIs, suggesting effects on technology adoption.
We estimate economically small health impacts, albeit with limited
precision.
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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I11 Analysis of Health Care Markets
I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
J44 Professional Labor Markets; Occupational Licensing
O32 Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
I11 Analysis of Health Care Markets
I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
J44 Professional Labor Markets; Occupational Licensing
O32 Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
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