Anders Anell
Professor
Well-Informed Choices? Effects of Information Interventions in Primary Care on Care Quality
Author
Summary, in English
Market frictions, such as imperfect information or hassle costs, may reduce benefits from market incentives in healthcare settings. We use data from two randomised policy interventions in a Swedish region, which improved the access to provider information and reduced the switching costs of one percent of the adult population and of a sample of new residents. We examine the effects of the interventions on a large number of clinical process quality measures, access to care, and adverse health events, measured at the individual level. We find no significant effect of the interventions on any of the quality measures.
Department/s
- CIRCLE
- Accounting and Corporate Finance
- Department of Economics
Publishing year
2022
Language
English
Publication/Series
Working Papers
Issue
2022:2
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Document type
Working paper
Topic
- Economics
Keywords
- Market frictions
- Field experiment
- Care quality
- Primary care
- Sweden
- D89
- I11
Status
Published