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Econometric issues in testing the age neutrality of health care expenditure

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  • Christian Salas

    (Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK)

  • James P. Raftery

    (Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK)

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    Abstract

    A recent study by Zweifel et al. (Zweifel P, Felder S, Meiers M. Ageing of the population and health care expenditure: a red herring? Health Economics 1999; 8 : 485-496) suggests that age is not related to health care expenditure among the elderly once 'closeness to death' is controlled for. If correct, this finding has major policy implications, but flaws in the econometric analysis undermine its credibility. We highlight two in particular, and propose methods to deal with them. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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    Article provided by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. in its journal Health Economics.

    Volume (Year): 10 (2001)
    Issue (Month): 7 ()
    Pages: 669-671

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    Handle: RePEc:wly:hlthec:v:10:y:2001:i:7:p:669-671
    DOI: 10.1002/hec.638
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    1. Stefan Felder & Peter Zweifel & Andreas Werblow, 2006. "Population Ageing and Health Care Expenditure: Is Long-term Care Different?," Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES), vol. 142(V), pages 43-48.
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    20. Peter Zweifel & Stefan Felder & Markus Meier, 2001. "Reply to: econometric issues in testing the age neutrality of health care expenditure," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 10(7), pages 673-674.

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