When (and Why) Providers Do Not Respond to Changes in Reimbursement Rates

Policies to reduce health care payments can lead to health care access issues if providers reduce their supply in response to reimbursement rate reductions. We examine the impact of a policy that reduced reimbursement rates by 30% in a workers compensation insurance system that provided generous

若医疗服务提供者因报销费率（reimbursement rates）下调而缩减服务供给，那么旨在降低医疗费用支付的政策可能会引发医疗可及性（health care access）问题。本研究针对某一提供优厚保障的工伤保险制度（workers compensation insurance system）中一项将报销费率下调30%的政策的影响展开了考察。