Code for: Public and Private Options in Practice: The Military Health System

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Michael D. Frakes, Duke University and National Bureau of Economic Research; Jonathan Gruber, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and National Bureau of Economic Research; Timothy Justicz, Headquarters, United States Army

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Frakes, Michael D., Gruber, Jonathan, and Justicz, Timothy. Code for: Public and Private Options in Practice: The Military Health System. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2023. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2023-10-18. https://doi.org/10.3886/E176401V1

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This project is to share the code for "Public and Private Options in Practice: The Military Health System"

Abstract: Recent debates over health care reform, including in the context of the Military Health System (MHS) and Veterans Administration, highlight the dispute between public and private provision of health care services. Using novel data on childbirth claims from the MHS and drawing on the combination of plausibly exogenous patient moves and heterogeneity across bases in the availability of base hospitals, we identify the impact of receiving obstetrical care on versus off military bases. We find evidence that off-base care is associated with slightly greater resource intensity, but also notably better outcomes, suggesting marginal efficiency gains from care privatization.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Aging (R01AG049898)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Economics; Healthcare; Policy
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      H51 National Government Expenditures and Health
      I13 Health Insurance, Public and Private
      I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage USA
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 10/1/2002 – 9/30/2013 (FY2003-FY2013)
Universe:  View help for Universe Dependents of active duty United States military personnel.
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) program source code

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source Military Health System Medical Data Repository - Confidential Data

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