Health Service Utilization and Insurance Coverage: A Multivariate Probit Analysis
医疗服务利用与保险覆盖:多元 probit 分析
A computationally practical form of probit analysis for multiple response variables was applied to data on health service utilization as it relates to type of supplemental insurance coverage and other demographic covariates in a sample of 4,658 individuals over age 65 on Medicare. The quantal response variables comprised use of five health services: Medical provider visit, hospital outpatient visit, emergency room visit, hospital inpatient stay, and home health care visit.…