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Evaluating the Introduction of Deductibles in the Health Insurance System
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Helderman and Peelen (2004), described how public decision- makers were evaluating the possibility of introducing deductibles in the social health system, to provide a scheme of regulated competition among insurers and providers. Testi et al. (2012) showed how deductibles deeply modify the actual co-payment rules and therefore the prices paid by patients. Indeed, demand depends on elasticity and therefore price increases reduce demand. The impact of co-payment over the public budget and over different citizen groups should be then carefully evaluated.
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Citizen Group Rich People Physician Physician Deductible Level Income Percentage
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