2016年7月
Affordable False Teeth: The Effects of Patient Cost Sharing on Denture Utilization and Subjective Chewing Ability
B E JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS & POLICY
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- 巻
- 16
- 号
- 3
- 開始ページ
- 1387
- 終了ページ
- 1438
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1515/bejeap-2015-0194
- 出版者・発行元
- WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
We evaluate the impact of patient cost sharing on the use of dentures and subjective chewing ability exploiting a sharp reduction in the coinsurance rate, the percentage of costs born by the user, from 30% to 10% at the age of 70 with a regression discontinuity design. Using data from the Japanese Study of Aging and Retirement (JSTAR), we find that the utilization rate of dentures increases from approximately 50% to 63% around the threshold, implying that the extensive margin elasticity of denture usage with respect to the coinsurance rate is about -0.41. In addition, we find this jump is almost entirely due to the change in the rate among women. On the other hand, we do not find a significant improvement in self-reported chewing ability, although chewing ability may not be the only social benefit from dentures. Our empirical findings are also confirmed by complementary analysis with randomization tests.
- リンク情報
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1515/bejeap-2015-0194
- ISSN : 1935-1682
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000387124500007