Innovation and risk selection in deregulated social health insurance

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 997-1012

  Lehmann, Hansjörg ^a   Zweifel, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asymmetric information; D82; G22; Health insurance; I11; Innovation

Indexed keywords

HEALTH INSURANCE;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL INSURANCE;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE SELECTION BIAS; MALE; MANAGED COMPETITION; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL WELFARE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 4344630523     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2003.12.007     Document Type: Article

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