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Table 3 Regression results for the SP moratorium reintroduction in 18 cantons

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

Reint.

Month×Reint.

Intercept

Month

Reint.

Month×Reint.

BE

7.954

***

.059

***

.031

 

−.038

***

17.523

***

.065

***

.181

 

−.031

*

BL

7.165

***

.053

***

.315

***

−.035

***

16.526

***

.101

***

−.003

 

−.077

***

BS

7.013

***

.057

***

.278

*

−.043

***

16.052

***

.086

***

−.128

 

−.065

**

GE

7.528

***

.065

***

.014

 

−.051

***

17.244

***

.066

***

.343

 

−.036

**

GL

5.988

***

−.008

 

.926

***

.036

***

13.764

***

−.039

 

1.521

***

.064

**

LU

7.322

***

.049

***

.480

***

−.019

**

16.226

***

.037

 

.404

 

.002

 

NE

6.758

***

.043

**

.466

**

−.021

 

15.670

***

.043

 

1.078

***

.019

 

NW

6.021

***

−.011

 

.646

***

.041

***

13.998

***

.078

***

−.350

 

−.040

 

OW

5.812

***

.028

 

.472

*

.002

 

13.618

***

.027

 

.240

 

.028

 

SG

7.531

***

.056

***

.533

***

−.034

***

16.688

***

.048

***

.952

***

−.020

 

SH

6.494

***

.070

***

.394

**

−.035

***

14.888

***

−.020

 

.745

*

.057

**

SO

7.539

***

.045

***

.484

***

−.025

***

16.137

***

.052

***

.566

*

−.034

*

SZ

7.319

***

.053

***

.312

**

−.022

**

15.479

***

.030

 

.631

*

.012

 

TG

7.193

***

.053

***

.541

***

−.025

**

15.877

***

.066

***

.750

**

−.020

 

TI

7.041

***

.055

***

.565

***

−.027

***

16.459

***

.066

***

.555

**

−.012

 

UR

5.647

***

−.003

 

.424

 

.035

*

13.641

***

−.076

***

−.039

 

.072

***

VD

7.900

***

.045

***

.311

***

−.018

 

17.263

***

.049

**

.282

 

.003

 

VS

7.511

***

.046

***

.120

 

−.010

 

16.168

***

.055

**

.326

 

−.022

 
  1. Note: Results are based on 84 months from 01/2012 to 12/2018 including the canton-specific reintroduction dates of the moratorium for SP, see Fig. 1. The displayed values for the coefficients for “Month”, “Reint.” and “ Month×Reint.” 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