resulte, en principio, idóneo para abordar esta cuestión = The private health insurance is one of the most important sectors … is focused on the study of the prices of the private health insurance policies. The methodology we have used is based on … of the insurance industry in the developed countries. In Spain, in 2005, this activity means 8.84% of the emitted …

stages of the disease. Differences in time are explained mainly by the stage of the disease, the state of health of the …

the Law on Private Insurance of 1984, they no longer have a special status and are now considered insurance entities to …

This paper aims to determine the explanatory factors of the income-related inequality in the health care utilisation by … about their self-assessed health and the habits or rigidities to accommodate their decisions. For this reason, two …

Vertical integration in the health sector refers to the government structure designed to coordinate and control … suppliers. In Colombia, the vertical integration allows insurers (EPS) to provide health services directly through their own … when the insurance company practices vertical control toward the lender, the benefits are larger than in a scheme of …

with health maintenance organizations (HMO), using criteria which seek to reduce transaction costs. Williamson …

We analyze the effect of introducing a minimum mandatory health insurance plan in a segmented market in which high … minimum premium regulation. When we compare the equilibriums pre and post introduction of the basic health insurance plan, we … guarantee private insurers do offer the minimum plan to all risks. -- health insurance ; minimum basket of services ; managed …