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comparison effect, decrease subsequent demand. This tension is particularly important for the distribution of health products in … Northern Uganda in which three health products differing in their scope for learning were initially offered either for free or …
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This study analyzes health plan choices of retirees in an employer-sponsored health benefits program that resembles …
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-mandatory health insurance markets that control adverse selection and assure adequate access and coverage. We model Part D enrollment …We study the Medicare Part D prescription drug insurance program as a bellwether for designs of private, non … high Part D enrollment rates among the currently healthy, but also strong adverse selection in choice of level of coverage …
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The impacts of choice in public services are controversial. We exploit a reform in the English National Health Service …
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The impacts of choice in public services are controversial. We exploit a reform in the English National Health Service …
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In a field experiment in Uganda, we find that demand after a free distribution of three health products is lower than …
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-mandatory health insurance markets, focusing on the ability of consumers to evaluate and optimize their choices of plans. Our analysis …We study the Medicare Part D prescription drug insurance program as a bellwether for designs of private, non …
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This study examines the effect of price on the demand for health insurance by early retirees between the ages of 55 and … created by the firm's health insurance contribution policy. The amount the firm contributes toward retiree health insurance …-price attributes of the health insurance plans offered, and plausibly exogenous to individual characteristics that are likely to affect …
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Generic drug utilization has risen dramatically, from 19% of scrips in 1984 to 47% in 2001, thus bringing significant direct dollar savings. Generic drug use may also yield indirect savings if it lowers the average price of those brand-name drugs that are still purchased. Prior work indicates -...
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Objective: The ratio of controller to reliever medication use has been proposed as a measure of treatment quality for asthma patients. In this study we examine the effects of plan level mean out-of-pocket asthma medication patient copayments and other features of benefit plan design on the use...
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