Can amputation save the hospital? The impact of the Medicare Rural Flexibility Program on demand and welfare

Author(s)
Gautam Gowrisankaran, Claudio Lucarelli, Philipp Schmidt-Dengler, Robert Town
Organisation(s)
Department of Economics
External organisation(s)
University of Arizona, HEC Montréal, National Bureau of Economic Research, University of Pennsylvania, Universidad de Los Andes (Chile)
Journal
Journal of Health Economics
Volume
58
Pages
110-122
No. of pages
13
ISSN
0167-6296
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2018.01.004
Publication date
03-2018
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
502046 Economic policy, 502013 Industrial economics, 303010 Health economics
Keywords
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health Policy
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Portal url
https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/en/publications/can-amputation-save-the-hospital-the-impact-of-the-medicare-rural-flexibility-program-on-demand-and-welfare(a896cf5a-281f-4aaf-b1cf-905ebcb6eb89).html