Wisniewski Janna, Walker Brigham, Tinkler Sarah, Stano Miron, Sharma Rajiv
Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal St. Suite 1900, New Orleans, LA 70112.
Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207.
Econ Lett. 2021 Mar;200. doi: 10.1016/j.econlet.2021.109744. Epub 2021 Jan 21.
We examine how differences in questions asked and information provided by physicians' offices contribute to differences in new-patient appointment offers. Data is from a 2013-16 field experiment involving calls to a random sample of US primary care physicians on behalf of simulated new patients differentiated by race/ethnicity (Black, Hispanic, White), sex, and insurance. We find that the rates and stated reasons for denial of appointment offers differ substantially across patient groups.
我们研究了医生办公室所提问题和提供信息的差异如何导致新患者预约机会的差异。数据来自2013 - 2016年的一项实地实验，该实验涉及代表按种族/族裔（黑人、西班牙裔、白人）、性别和保险类型区分的模拟新患者致电美国初级保健医生的随机样本。我们发现，不同患者群体在预约申请被拒的比例和所述原因方面存在很大差异。
