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The demand for private health care under national health insurance

The case of the self-employed

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This study explores the demand for private health care and supplemental health insurance in Israel, where universal national health insurance provides all inhabitants with a standard package of medical care. Our theoretical model and empirical study follow research previously conducted in four other countries. It was found that the self-employed in Israel demand more private health services and supplemental health insurance than wage-earners. Income, age, education, health status, marital status, origin, and profession were found to play a part in explaining these demands.

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  1. Graduate School of Business, Administrations, Faculty of Social Sciences, Ramat-Gan, 52900, Israel

    Y. Machnes

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Machnes, Y. The demand for private health care under national health insurance. Eur J Health Econ 7, 265–269 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-006-0366-x

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