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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health care quality, access, and evaluation > health services research > cost of care, economics, finance, and payment mechanisms > supplier-induced demand

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supplier-induced demand  

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  • Traditional economic theory assumes that the market for health services is characterized by an upward-sloping supply curve and a downward-sloping demand curve. Patients are assumed to be rational consumers who make informed utility-maximizing choices, while physicians are profit maximizers. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Services Research; Supplier-Induced Demand]

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