Can Insurance Increase Financial Risk? The Curious Case of Health Insurance in China
We analyze the effect of insurance on the probability of an individual incurring 'high' annual health expenses using data from three household surveys. All come from China, a country where providers are paid fee-for-service according to a schedule that encourages the overprovision of high-...
Main Authors: | Wagstaff, Adam, Lindelow, Magnus |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | EN |
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2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5012 |
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