Oppdragsgivers prosjektnr.:
Frisch prosjekt: 4101 - Økonomi og helse
Health Insurance: Treatment vs. Compensation
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Forfattere:
Asheim, G., A.W. Emblem and T. Nilssen
År:
2001
Referanse:
HERO Skrifter
Nummer i serie: 1
Sammendrag (engelsk)
In this paper, we view health insurance as a combined hedge against the two consequences of falling ill: treatment expenditures and loss in income. We discuss how an individual’s ability when healthy af-fects her decision on whether to buy health insurance with treatment to full recovery if ill or with partial treatment combined with cash compensation for the resulting loss in income. We find that a high-ability individual demands full recovery and is fully insured, while a low-ability individual demands partial treatment and cash compensation and is only partly insured.
JEL:
I11, G22, D81
Prosjekt info:
Oppdragsgiver: Norges forskningsrådOppdragsgivers prosjektnr.:
Frisch prosjekt: 4101 - Økonomi og helse
ISBN:
82-7756-045-1
Kontakt:
anne.w.emblem@hia.no
