Effects of the relative fee structure on the use of surgical operations.

From: Health Services Research | Date: October 1, 1993| Author: Escarce, Jose J. | Copyright information

Objective. The goal is to develop a theoretical and empirical framework for investigating how the demand for an operation may be affected by the fee for the operation (the own-price) and by fees for other services provided by surgeons in the same specialty (the cross-price). The theory suggests an empirical test of whether surgeons create demand for surgery. Data Sources and Study Setting. The study examines the use of 11 frequently performed surgical operations by elderly Medicare enrollees ...

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