Do doctors charge high income patients more?

Johar, M

Do doctors charge high income patients more?

Johar, M

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Economics Letters, 2012, 117 (3), pp. 596 - 599
Issue Date:: 2012-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Johar, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2381-1741	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Economics Letters, 2012, 117 (3), pp. 596 - 599	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0165-1765	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/18805
dc.description.abstract	When doctors are unconstrained in setting fees, they charge higher fees to high income patients. For a standard GP consultation, the average fee gap is 25% of a minimum price. Competition closes this gap, but not local area income. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Economics Letters	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.econlet.2012.07.024	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Economics	en_US
dc.title	Do doctors charge high income patients more?	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	117	en_US
utslib.for	1402 Applied Economics	en_US
utslib.for	14 Economics	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	3	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	117	en_US

Abstract:

When doctors are unconstrained in setting fees, they charge higher fees to high income patients. For a standard GP consultation, the average fee gap is 25% of a minimum price. Competition closes this gap, but not local area income. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.

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