Working paper
Starve the Doctor - Starve the Baby?
Incentivizing Physicians Improves Quality of Prenatal Care
Physician-induced demand is a central cost-efficiency issue in public health care programs but little is known about effects of remuneration systems on the ultimate outcome – patient health. Exploiting a unique combination of policy-induced variation and administrative records from Denmark, I investigate the impact of GP payment contracts on infants’ health. In a difference-in-differences framework, I find that first-born infants exposed in the womb to the care of GPs with capitation contracts have poorer infant health outcomes relative to infants exposed to fee-for-service contracts. Further I find the estimated effects primarily are driven by younger mothers.
Forfattere |
Vibeke Myrup Jensen, SFI |
Udgivelsesdato | 20.10.2009 |
Sprog | Engelsk |
Sidetal | 47 |
Publikationsnr. | WP 13:2009 |
Forskningsemne
Denne publikation hører under
Beskæftigelse og arbejdsmarked, Børn, unge og familie
emneord:
Børn og unge, Familie, Familiebaggrund, Helbred