Free choice of health plan combined with risk-adjusted capitation payments: Are switchers and new enrolees good risks?

Health Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 763-774

  van Vliet, René C J A ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adverse selection; Health plan choice; Risk adjustment; Self selection; Switching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAPITATION FEE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; CAPITATION FEE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NETHERLANDS; RISK ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 33746880980     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1102     Document Type: Article

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