Double health insurance coverage and health care utilisation: Evidence from quantile regression

Health Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1075-1092

  Moreira, Sara ^a   Barros, Pedro Pita ^b  

^a BANCO DE PORTUGAL   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Count data; Demand for health services; Moral hazard; Quantile regression

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE; FEES, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PORTUGAL; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77956631358     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1641     Document Type: Conference Paper

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