Supplier-Induced Demand for Newborn Treatment: Evidence from Japan
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Supplier-Induced Demand for Newborn Treatment: Evidence from Japan
Supplier-Induced Demand for Newborn Treatment: Evidence from Japan
Date Written: March 9, 2014
Abstract
We estimate the degree of supplier-induced demand for newborn treatment by exploiting changes in reimbursement arising from the introduction of the partial prospective payment system (PPS) in Japan. Under the partial PPS, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) utilization became relatively more profitable than other procedures, since it was excluded from prospective payments. We find that hospitals have responded to PPS adoption by increasing NICU utilization and by more frequently manipulating infants’ reported birth weights which in large part determine their maximum allowable stay in the NICU. This induced demand substantially increases the reimbursements received by hospitals.
Keywords: Supplier-Induced Demand, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Prospective Payment System, Birth Weight, Hospital Gaming
JEL Classification: I10, H51, L20
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