Empirical Models of Demand for Out-Patient Physician Services and Their Relevance to the Assessment of Patient Payment Policies: A Critical Review of the Literature
This paper reviews the existing empirical micro-level models of demand for out-patient physician services where the size of patient payment is included either directly as an independent variable (when a flat-rate co-payment fee) or indirectly as a level of deductibles and/or co-insurance defined by...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2010-06-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/7/6/2708/ |