Managed competition and consumer price sensitivity in social health insurance

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1009-1029

  Schut, Frederik T ^a   Hassink, Wolter H J ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health plan choice; Managed competition; Premium elasticities; Social health insurance; Switching costs

Indexed keywords

HEALTH INSURANCE;

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COMPETITION; ELASTICITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; NETHERLANDS; SOCIAL INSURANCE; UNITED STATES;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; ADULT; AGED; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FEES AND CHARGES; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MANAGED COMPETITION; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NETHERLANDS; RATE SETTING AND REVIEW; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 0036852280     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(02)00055-3     Document Type: Article

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