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Table 1 Regression results by cantons for the SP national moratorium removal in January 2012

From: How does regulating doctors’ admissions affect health expenditures? Evidence from Switzerland

 

Number of SP billing in free practice

Health costs from SP

 

Intercept

Month

Rem.

Month×Rem.

Intercept

Month

Rem.

Month×Rem.

AG

7.946

***

.022

***

−.224

*

.035

***

16.751

***

.050

***

.343

 

−.020

*

AI

5.429

***

.026

***

−.469

 

−.015

 

12.842

***

.030

***

.508

 

−.038

 

AR

6.136

***

.023

***

−.686

***

.018

 

14.233

***

.022

***

.216

 

.015

 

BE

7.841

***

.017

***

−.278

*

.033

***

17.351

***

.039

***

.570

***

−.014

 

BL

7.081

***

.017

***

−.216

 

.030

**

16.331

***

.024

***

.077

 

.063

**

BS

6.932

***

.003

*

−.261

**

.049

***

15.918

***

.023

***

.172

 

.020

 

FR

7.435

***

.030

***

−.276

*

.040

***

16.140

***

.049

***

.032

 

.007

 

GE

7.318

***

.008

***

.226

*

.069

***

17.033

***

.028

***

.438

 

.041

 

GL

5.985

***

.031

***

.097

 

−.030

 

13.835

***

.027

***

.423

 

−.094

**

GR

6.997

***

.027

***

−.536

***

.061

***

15.347

***

.034

***

.319

 

.009

 

JU

6.254

***

.022

***

−.028

 

.042

*

14.518

***

.047

***

−.195

 

.081

**

LU

7.209

***

−.008

 

.167

 

.059

***

16.087

***

.013

***

1.081

***

−.009

 

NE

6.654

***

.020

***

−.094

 

.044

**

15.526

***

.011

*

.773

 

.014

 

NW

6.017

***

.007

*

.150

 

−.010

 

13.861

***

.032

***

.184

 

.037

 

OW

5.754

***

.019

***

−.013

 

.018

 

13.515

***

.054

***

.739

**

−.029

 

SG

7.438

***

.016

***

−.131

 

.046

***

16.582

***

.036

***

.488

*

−.005

 

SH

6.395

***

.033

***

−.366

 

.049

***

14.856

***

.039

***

.867

*

−.065

***

SO

7.467

***

.023

***

−.256

**

.032

***

16.024

***

.032

***

.380

 

.002

 

SZ

7.227

***

.028

***

−.210

 

.031

**

15.393

***

.033

***

.596

*

−.028

 

TG

7.107

***

.024

***

−.154

 

.020

 

15.707

***

.040

***

.772

 

−.007

 

TI

6.934

***

.024

***

−.097

 

.037

**

16.320

***

.026

***

.313

 

.023

 

UR

5.643

***

.024

***

.183

 

−.047

**

13.844

***

.082

***

−.030

 

−.197

***

VD

7.818

***

.024

***

−.010

 

.023

***

17.149

***

.041

***

.474

*

−.005

 

VS

7.430

***

.032

***

−.071

 

.019

 

16.086

***

.049

***

.130

 

−.011

 

ZG

6.887

***

.017

***

.050

 

.029

***

15.254

***

.027

***

.326

*

.006

 

ZH

8.175

***

.012

***

−.213

*

.053

***

17.974

***

.037

***

.447

 

−.039

*

CH

        

19.499

***

.035

***

.052

 

.021

 
  1. Note: Results are based on 78 months including 60 months before (01/2007–12/2011) and 18 months after (01/2012–06/2013) the removal of the moratorium for SP, see Fig. 1. The displayed values for the coefficients for “Month”, “Rem.” and “ Month×Rem.” are multiplied by 10. Values account for the seasonal effect. Significance levels are indicated as follows: * p<0.1, ** p<0.05, *** p<0.01