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Even if health and economic factors are important in health insurance, they do not operate in a cultural vacuum. Two major cultural factors are involved. They are medical technology and a value system which holds that medical care should be available to persons who need it regardless of economic circumstance.
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Rushing, W.A. (1986). Cultural Factors in Health Insurance. In: Social Functions and Economic Aspects of Health Insurance. Huebner International Series on Risk, Insurance and Economic Security, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4231-8_5
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