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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Empirical Evidence on Supply Side Incentives<br />

Cutler (1995) examines mortality and readmission outcomes around<br />

1983 Medicare reform.<br />

Finds an effect on timing of death, but no effect in long run.<br />

Suggests that physicians were practicing “flat of the curve” medicine.<br />

Physicians may be benevolent enough that a capitation scheme is<br />

optimal.<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 6: Social Insurance 203 / 207

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