Estimating Hospital Cost Shift Rates: A Practitioners’ Guide
HCFE WP No. 2011-02
22 Pages Posted: 23 Mar 2011
Date Written: December 22, 2010
Abstract
This paper is a guide to researchers considering estimating cost shift rates or wishing a more detailed, econometric interpretation of the literature that does. It is a companion to Frakt A. 2011. How Much do Hospitals Cost Shift? A Review of the Evidence. Milbank Quarterly 89(1), which I assume the reader has read. (A working paper version of the Milbank Quarterly article is available through SSRN.)
Keywords: cost shifting, Medicare, hospital charges, health insurance, health policy
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