An analysis of private health insurance purchasing decisions with national health insurance in Taiwan

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 755-774

  Liu, Tsai Ching ^a   Chen, Chin Shyan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

A two part model; National health insurance; Private health insurance; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MARRIAGE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROBABILITY; PURCHASING; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; DECISION MAKING; DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN; WAITING LISTS;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0036306969     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(01)00201-5     Document Type: Article

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