Date of Award
1-1-2020
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School/Department
Department of Economics
Content Description
1 online resource (x, 131 pages) : color illustrations.
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Kajal Lahiri
Committee Members
Pinka Chatterji, Byoung Park
Keywords
Instrumental Variable, Machine Learning, Medicare, Readmissions, Hospitals
Subject Categories
Economics | Public Health
Abstract
In this thesis, I take up the question of how the Medicare penalties introduced by the Hospital Readmissions Reduction program (HRRP) impacted the US health care system. The demand side of US health care system is highly fragmented where hospitals and other providers have to serve very different kinds of patients from different payers. Since the majority of a hospital's income is drawn from Medicare, a sharp reduction in its reimbursements is bound to have an effect on its health care delivery to all patients.
Recommended Citation
Chatterjee, Soumyadeb, "Value-based reimbursements in the US health care market : direct and spillover effects of Medicare readmissions program" (2020). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 2454.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/2454