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Table 4 ICOC elasticity for sub-samples

From: The cost-saving effect of continuity of care (COC): an analysis of institutional COC on diabetic treatment costs using panel 2SLS regressions

  

ICOC elasticity

 
  

OP costs

 

IP costs

 

Total

costs

 

OLS model

Clinics only (n = 9,437)

-0.33

(0.007)

*

-1.49

(0.04)

**

-0.52

(0.01)

**

 

Hospitals only (n = 16,975)

-0.03

(0.006)

*

-1.68

(0.04)

*

-0.24

(0.007)

*

2SLS model

Clinics only

1.03

(0.26)

*

-11.62

(1.93)

*

-1.07

(0.31)

*

 

Weak Instrument

(Anderson-Rubin Wald test F)

23.3

*

61.46

*

12.54

*

 

Wald test for endogeneity χ2(1)

30.56

*

46.68

*

5.75

†

 

Hospitals only

0.28

(0.20)

 

-3.21

(1.52)

†

-0.50

(0.28)

 
 

Weak Instrument

(Anderson-Rubin Wald test F)

2.04

 

4.45

†

3.21

 
 

Wald test for endogeneity χ2(1)

2.43

 

1.02

 

0.87

 
  1. Note: *: p-value < 0.01; †: p-value < 0.05