The liquidity sensitivity of healthcare consumption evidence from Social Security payments Tal Gross, Timothy J. Layton and Daniel Prinz
By: Gross, Tal
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Contributor(s): Layton, Timothy J | Prinz, Daniel.
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ArticleSubject(s): SEGURIDAD SOCIAL | SEGUROS DE SALUD | COPAGO | ASISTENCIA SANITARIA | LIQUIDEZ | ESTADOS UNIDOS
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The American Economic Review v. 4, n. 2, June 2022, p. 175-190Summary: Insurance is typically viewed as a mechanism for transferring resources from good to bad states. However, insurance may also transfer resources from high-liquidity periods to low-liquidity periods. We test for this type of transfer from health insurance by studying the distribution of Social Security checks among Medicare recipients. When Social Security checks are distributed, prescription fills increase by 6–12 percent among recipients who pay small copayments. We find no such pattern among recipients who face no copayments. The results demonstrate that more complete insurance allows recipients to consume healthcare when they need it rather than only when they have cash.
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Insurance is typically viewed as a mechanism for transferring resources from good to bad states. However, insurance may also transfer resources from high-liquidity periods to low-liquidity periods. We test for this type of transfer from health insurance by studying the distribution of Social Security checks among Medicare recipients. When Social Security checks are distributed, prescription fills increase by 6–12 percent among recipients who pay small copayments. We find no such pattern among recipients who face no copayments. The results demonstrate that more complete insurance allows recipients to consume healthcare when they need it rather than only when they have cash.
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