A problem with consumer surplus measures of the cost of practice variations.

Abstract:

:Estimates of the surplus loss due to physician practice variation measure the area under the 'shifted' demand curve. This method is valid only if the unshifted demand curve is derived form the distribution of true(ex post) values of care. If the unshifted demand curve does not reflect the true value of care, then the traditional methods of measuring surplus loss can be seriously biased.

journal_name

J Health Econ

authors

Dranove D

doi

10.1016/0167-6296(95)00005-3

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1995-06-01 00:00:00

pages

243-51

issue

2

eissn

0167-6296

issn

1879-1646

pii

0167629695000053

journal_volume

14

pub_type

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