Inclusion of dental coverage in a number of National Health Insurance bills has raised questions about the determinants of demand for dental services, particularly, the sensitivity of demand to out-of-pocket cost. This paper relies on a 1970 national cross sectional survey of individuals to...

This study assesses impacts of a California program in which certain Medicaid beneficiaries were required to make small payments for (previously free) out-of-hospital services. This "copayment" requirement decreased physician visit demand by 8 percent, increased hospital service demand by 17...

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