| dc.contributor.author | Ellegård, Lina Maria | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kjellsson, Gustav | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mattisson, Linn | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-07T14:00:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-06-07T14:00:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-06, rev 2022-05 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1403-2465 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2077/68545 | |
| dc.description | JEL: I11, I12, I18 | sv |
| dc.description.abstract | The emergence of markets for on-demand online physician consultations
–direct-to-consumer telemedicine (DCT) – is currently transforming many healthcare settings. DCT may be a cost-effective substitute for ordinary consultations, but the convenience of seeking DCT may increase demand and costs for health insurers. To causally assess to which degree DCT consultations substitute for
in-person consultations, we exploit exogenous changes in patient fees in a fuzzy difference-in-discontinuities analysis of young adults in Sweden. We estimate a degree of substitution of 45%, implying an increase in the consultation volume. Characteristics of the additional demand raise concerns related to healthcare equity, efficiency and costs. | sv |
| dc.format.extent | 97 | sv |
| dc.language.iso | eng | sv |
| dc.publisher | University of Gothenburg | sv |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Working Papers in Economics | sv |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 808 | sv |
| dc.subject | telemedicine | sv |
| dc.subject | primary health care | sv |
| dc.subject | co-payments | sv |
| dc.subject | regression discontinuity design | sv |
| dc.title | An App Call a Day Keeps the Patient Away? Substitution of Online and In-Person Doctor Consultations Among Young Adults | sv |
| dc.type | Text | sv |
| dc.type.svep | report | sv |
| dc.contributor.organization | Department of Economics | sv |
