A Comparison of alternative models for the demand for medical care / prepared under a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [by] Naihua Duan [et al.].

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Duan, Naihua, 1949-

Series:

R (Rand Corporation).

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health insurance--United States--Mathematical models.

Health insurance.

Medical care--Utilization--United States--Mathematical models.

Medical care.

Health Services Research--United States.

Insurance, Health--United States.

Models, Theoretical.

Medical Subjects:

Health Services Research--United States.

Insurance, Health--United States.

Models, Theoretical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 147 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, [1982].

Summary:

This report evaluates alternative statistical models of the demand for medical care. The report discusses the estimation problems, the alternative models considered, and the choice of a final model. Chapter 2 briefly describes the design of the Health Insurance Study, which is the source of the data, and the sample. Chapter 3 provides a rationale for and description of each of the models considered, and Chap. 4 indicates the sensitivity of the empirical results to the estimation model. Chapter 5 compares the models empirically in terms of forecast bias and mean squared forecast error, using a split-sample technique. Chapter 6 summarizes the findings of this study.

Notes:

"R-2754-HHS."

"Prepared under a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services."

"January 1982."