A median voter model of health insurance with ex post moral hazard

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 407-426

  Jacob, Johanna ^a   Lundin, Douglas ^a  

^a Swed Pharmaceutical Benefits Board   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Median voter; Moral hazard; Public provision

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; INSURANCE SYSTEM;

CONFLICT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL CARE; MORALITY; POLITICS; REVIEW; SOCIETY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 13844266277     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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