Utilization of Infertility Services: How Much Does Money Matter?
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Authors
Webb, Natalie J.
Ordovensky, Farley J.
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Health economics
health care financing
insurance
premiums
access
demand
utilization of services
health care financing
insurance
premiums
access
demand
utilization of services
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2007-06
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Abstract
Objective. To estimate the effects of financial access and other individual
characteristics on the likelihood that a woman pursues infertility treatment and the
choice of treatment type.
Data Source/Study Setting. The 1995 National Survey of Family Growth.
Study Design. Weuse a binomial logitmodel to estimate the effects of financial access
and individual characteristics on the likelihood that a woman pursues infertility
treatment. We then use a multinomial logit model to estimate the differential effects of
these variables across treatment types.
Data Collection/Extraction Method. This study analyzes the subset of 1,210
women whomeet the definition of infertile or subfecund fromthe 1995National Survey
of Family Growth.
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The article of record as published may be located at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00640.x
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HSR: Health Services Research 42:3, Part I (June 2007)
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.