The effect of private health insurance on medical care utilization and self-assessed health in germany

Health Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1048-1062

  Patrick, Hullegie ^a   Klein, Tobias J ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Measurement error; Medical care utilization; Natural experiment; Private health insurance; Regression discontinuity design; Selection into insurance

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; SELF EVALUATION;

ADULT; DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FINANCING, PERSONAL; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 77956636998     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1642     Document Type: Conference Paper

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