Campus Units
Economics
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
Spring 2009
Journal or Book Title
The Journal of Human Resources
Volume
44
Issue
2
First Page or Article ID Number
409
Last Page
449
DOI
10.3368/jhr.44.2.409
Abstract
We extend the nonparametric literature on partially identified probability distributions and use our analytical results to provide sharp bounds on the impact of universal health insurance on provider visits and medical expenditures. Our approach accounts for uncertainty about the reliability of self-reported insurance status as well as uncertainty created by unknown counterfactuals. We construct health insurance validation data using detailed information from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Imposing relatively weak nonparametric assumptions, we estimate that under universal coverage monthly per capita provider visits and expenditures would rise by less than 8 percent and 16 percent, respectively, across the nonelderly population.
Rights
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Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Kreider, Brent and Hill, Steven C., "Partially Identifying Treatment Effects with an Application to Covering the Uninsured" (2009). Economics Publications. 639.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/econ_las_pubs/639
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Comments
This article is published as Kreider, Brent, and Steven C. Hill. "Partially identifying treatment effects with an application to covering the uninsured." Journal of Human Resources 44, no. 2 (2009): 409-449. doi: 10.3368/jhr.44.2.409.