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Deductibles in health insurance: can the actuarially fair premium reduction exceed the deductible?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10958993     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The actuarially fair premium reduction in case of a deductible relative to full insurance is affected by: (1) out-of-pocket payments, (2) moral hazard, (3) administrative costs, and, in case of a voluntary deductible, (4) adverse selection. Both the partial effects and the total effect of these factors are analyzed. Moral hazard and adverse selection appear to have a substantial effect on the expected health care costs above a deductible but a small effect on the expected out-of-pocket expenditure. A premium model indicates that for a broad range of deductible amounts the actuarially fair premium reduction exceeds the deductible.
Authors:
F M Bakker; R C van Vliet; W P van de Ven
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)     Volume:  53     ISSN:  0168-8510     ISO Abbreviation:  Health Policy     Publication Date:  2000 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-09-06     Completed Date:  2000-09-06     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8409431     Medline TA:  Health Policy     Country:  IRELAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  123-41     Citation Subset:  H    
Affiliation:
Department of Health Policy and Management, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Actuarial Analysis
Cost Sharing / statistics & numerical data*
Deductibles and Coinsurance / statistics & numerical data*
Fees and Charges / standards,  statistics & numerical data*
Health Expenditures / statistics & numerical data
Health Services
Humans
Insurance Selection Bias
Insurance, Health / economics*,  statistics & numerical data
Motivation
Netherlands
Rate Setting and Review / methods,  standards

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