Replication data for: After Midnight: A Regression Discontinuity Design in Length of Postpartum Hospital Stays
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Douglas Almond; Joseph J. Doyle
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Project Citation:
Almond, Douglas, and Doyle, Joseph J. Replication data for: After Midnight: A Regression Discontinuity Design in Length of Postpartum Hospital Stays. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2011. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114765V1
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Summary:
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Estimates of moral hazard in health insurance markets can be confounded by adverse selection. This paper considers a plausibly exogenous source of variation in insurance coverage for childbirth in California. We find that additional health insurance coverage induces substantial extensions in length of hospital stay for mother and newborn. However, remaining in the hospital longer has no effect on readmissions or mortality, and the estimates are precise. Our results suggest that for uncomplicated births, minimum insurance mandates incur substantial costs without detectable health benefits. (JEL D82, G22, I12, I18, J13)
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JEL Classification:
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D82 Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
G22 Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
I12 Health Behavior
I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
D82 Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
G22 Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
I12 Health Behavior
I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
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