Public health care and private insurance demand: The waiting time as a link
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Health Care Management Science
- Vol. 3 (1) , 51-71
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1019024903898
Abstract
This paper analyzes the effect of waiting times in the Spanish public health system on the demand for private health insurance. Expected utility maximization determines whether or not individuals buy...Keywords
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