(2018/10/11) Li Ting,: The Impact of Hospital Competition on Medical Expenses ---A Study of Shanghai Medical Service Market  

Title:  The Impact of Hospital Competition on Medical Expenses——A Study of Shanghai Medical Service Market  

Speaker: Li Ting  

Abstract: This paper attempts to examine the impact of hospital competition on medical costs and the provision of medical services. We used the sample data of Shanghai urban employee medical insurance participants 2013-2015 to examine the competitive effects of secondary and tertiary hospitals. The empirical study found that there were significant differences between the patients served in the secondary and tertiary hospitals. It is a complementary relationship; the strengthening of competition will significantly increase the number of hospital stays for secondary hospitals that mainly serve elderly patients with chronic diseases, and the total cost does not change significantly; and the tertiary hospitals that mainly serve relatively young or acute patients face Competition will significantly reduce medical costs and there is no significant change in the number of hospital stays.

Li Ting：Li Ting, Assistant Professor, School of Economics, Fudan University. “Young Economists’ Essay Award” and “Paul Geroski Prize for the most significant policy contribution” of the 37th Annual Conference of European Association for Research in Industrial Economics University of Toulouse Fellowship for Research and Teaching, 2008-2009 French Government Scholarship for Ph.D. Studies, 2005-2008.

Date: October 11, Thursday, 2018  

Time: 14:00-15:15 PM  

Location: Room 608, Academic Hall, CUFE