Effect of reducing cost sharing for outpatient care on children's inpatient services in Japan

• Published in: Health economics review Vol. 7; no. 28; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Kato, Hirotaka, Goto, Rei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer 15.08.2017; Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Springer Nature B.V; BMC
• Subjects: Childcare; Childrens health; Cost sharing; Generalized linear models; Health Care Management; Health Economics; Health Services Research; Health services utilization; Heath insurance; High income; Inpatient care; Low income groups; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Outpatient care; Outpatient care facilities; Patient admissions; Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes; Public Finance; Public Health; Studies; Subsidies; Japan; Childcare; I18; Cost sharing; Outpatient care; Inpatient care; I12; J13; Heath insurance

Background: Assessing the impact of cost sharing on healthcare utilization is a critical issue in health economics and health policy. It may affect the utilization of different services, but is yet to be well understood. Objective: This paper investigates the effects of reducing cost sharing for out...