Economics for Healthcare Managers, Third Edition
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Author: Robert H. Lee
Publisher: Health Administration Press
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Chapter 6, Problem 5E
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The effect on the market for colonoscopies with reference prices of $500 and $25.
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Which kind of externality problems exists in the market for medical checkup? How does this externality problem affect the efficiency of the market? Explain in detail.
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Demand studies in health care have provided estimates of both income and price elasticity. Estimates of income elasticity are usually above +1.0. Estimates of price elasticity typically range between -0.1 and -.75 (with hospital services at the lower end and elective services at the upper end).
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- Suppose you are collecting data from a country like Japan where the government sets the price of health care. Each prefecture in Japan has a different set of prices (for example, Tokyo has higher prices than rural Hokkaido). Data for 1999 is displayed in Table 2.12. Table 2.12. Outpatient utilization in Tokyo and Hokkaido, 1999. Region Outpatient Visits Price/Visit Tokyo 1.25/month 20 Japenese Yen Hokkaido 1.5/month 10 Japanese Yen What is the arc price elasticity ofdemand for health care consumers in Japan (using only this data)?arrow_forwardSuppose the government imposes a system of price ceilings in the health care industry as part of an overall health care reform bill. a) draw a graph of the health care market and show equilibrium price and quantity. b) assume the government imposes an effective price ceiling in the health care market. Show the price ceiling in your graph. Indicate what will happen to quantity demanded and quantity supplied of health over time ? c) would a shortage or surplus result ? I llustrate in your graph.arrow_forwardSuppose that a study finds that the price elasticity of demand for MRI's is 0.3 (in absolute value). If the price of care were to ___ by 3%, we would expect the quantity of preventative care consumed to fall by ____%. Suppose that a study finds that the price elasticity of demand for MRI's is 0.3 (in absolute value). If the price of care were to ___ by 3%, we would expect the quantity of preventative care consumed to fall by ____%. a. fall; 0.3% b. rise; 0.9% c. rise; 0.3% d. fall; 0.9%arrow_forward
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