Econometric issues in testing the age neutrality of health care expenditure
Econometric issues in testing the age neutrality of health care expenditure
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DOI：
10.1002/hec.638
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发表时间：
2001-10-01
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2.1
通讯作者：
Raftery, JP
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作者：
Salas, C;Raftery, JP
Zweifel等人最近的一项研究。(Zweifel P，费尔德S，Meiers M.人口老龄化与医疗支出：转移注意力？健康经济学，1999；8：485-496)表明，一旦“濒死”得到控制，老年人的年龄与医疗保健支出无关。如果是正确的，这一发现具有重大的政策含义，但计量经济学分析中的缺陷削弱了它的可信度。我们特别强调了两个，并提出了处理它们的方法。版权所有(C)2001 John Wiley&Sons，Ltd.
A recent study by Zweifel et al. (Zweifel P, Felder S, Meiers M. Ageing of the population and health care expenditure: a red herring? Health Economics 1999; 8: 485-496) suggests that age is not related to health care expenditure among the elderly once 'closeness to death' is controlled for. If correct, this finding has major policy implications, but flaws in the econometric analysis undermine its credibility. We highlight two in particular, and propose methods to deal with them. Copyright (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.