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01.12.2006 | Original Papers

The demand for private health care under national health insurance

The case of the self-employed

verfasst von: Y. Machnes

Erschienen in: The European Journal of Health Economics | Ausgabe 4/2006

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Abstract

This study explores the demand for private health care and supplemental health insurance in Israel, where universal national health insurance provides all inhabitants with a standard package of medical care. Our theoretical model and empirical study follow research previously conducted in four other countries. It was found that the self-employed in Israel demand more private health services and supplemental health insurance than wage-earners. Income, age, education, health status, marital status, origin, and profession were found to play a part in explaining these demands.

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Titel: The demand for private health care under national health insurance
The case of the self-employed
verfasst von: Y. Machnes
Publikationsdatum: 01.12.2006
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in: The European Journal of Health Economics / Ausgabe 4/2006
Print ISSN: 1618-7598
Elektronische ISSN: 1618-7601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-006-0366-x

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