The Effect of Health Insurance on the Substitution between Public and Private Hospital Care

Doiron, D; Kettlewell, N

The Effect of Health Insurance on the Substitution between Public and Private Hospital Care

Doiron, D Kettlewell, N

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Publisher:: WILEY
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Economic Record, 2018, 94, (305), pp. 135-154
Issue Date:: 2018-06-01

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dc.contributor.author	Doiron, D
dc.contributor.author	Kettlewell, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0478-1372
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-31T03:54:17Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-31T03:54:17Z
dc.date.issued	2018-06-01
dc.identifier.citation	Economic Record, 2018, 94, (305), pp. 135-154
dc.identifier.issn	0013-0249
dc.identifier.issn	1475-4932
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/155761
dc.description.abstract	Researchers have long been interested in estimating the causal effect of health insurance on health-care utilisation. Less attention has been given to measuring the impact of insurance on the substitution between private and public sector care. We estimate this effect for hospital admissions in Australia. To identify causal effects we use household variables as instruments, namely, information on partner's health and family aspirations. We find that having private health insurance increases the probability of a hospital admission by 5–6 percentage points. This net effect is the result of a considerable substitution from public to private care, which has important policy implications.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	WILEY
dc.relation.ispartof	Economic Record
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/1475-4932.12394
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	14 Economics, 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
dc.subject.classification	Economics
dc.title	The Effect of Health Insurance on the Substitution between Public and Private Hospital Care
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	94
utslib.for	14 Economics
utslib.for	15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Economics Discipline
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dc.date.updated	2022-03-31T03:54:16Z
pubs.issue	305
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	94
utslib.citation.issue	305

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Researchers have long been interested in estimating the causal effect of health insurance on health-care utilisation. Less attention has been given to measuring the impact of insurance on the substitution between private and public sector care. We estimate this effect for hospital admissions in Australia. To identify causal effects we use household variables as instruments, namely, information on partner's health and family aspirations. We find that having private health insurance increases the probability of a hospital admission by 5–6 percentage points. This net effect is the result of a considerable substitution from public to private care, which has important policy implications.

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