Risk selection and complementary health insurance: The Swiss approach

International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-170

  Kifmann, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complementary insurance; Health insurance; Risk selection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWITZERLAND;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE SELECTION BIAS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 33745137142     PISSN: 13896563     EISSN: 15736962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10754-006-8162-9     Document Type: Article

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