Impact of the Guaranteed Health Plan with a single community premium on the demand for private health insurance in Chile

In 2012, a Guaranteed Health Plan for the private health system was submitted to the Chilean National Congress, with the aim of offering a standardized flat-rate health-care plan. This paper evaluates the impact that the introduction of this plan would have on the demand for health insurance. The re...

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Autores principales: Bitrán, Eduardo, Duarte, Fabián, Fernandes, Dalila, Villena, Marcelo
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spelling oai-11362-434482020-03-06T16:50:27Z Impact of the Guaranteed Health Plan with a single community premium on the demand for private health insurance in Chile Bitrán, Eduardo Duarte, Fabián Fernandes, Dalila Villena, Marcelo SALUD SECTOR PRIVADO SEGURO DE ENFERMEDAD PRECIOS OFERTA Y DEMANDA SERVICIOS DE SALUD SECTOR PUBLICO DATOS ESTADISTICOS HEALTH PRIVATE SECTOR HEALTH INSURANCE PRICES SUPPLY AND DEMAND HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC SECTOR STATISTICAL DATA In 2012, a Guaranteed Health Plan for the private health system was submitted to the Chilean National Congress, with the aim of offering a standardized flat-rate health-care plan. This paper evaluates the impact that the introduction of this plan would have on the demand for health insurance. The results suggest that the private insurance portfolio would shrink by 12.39%, which means that around 400,000 people would switch to the public system, thereby exacerbating the adverse-selection problem faced by the system and imposing an additional fiscal burden of US$ 200 million per year. 2018-04-10T21:03:05Z 2018-04-10T21:03:05Z 2017-12 Texto Sección o Parte de un Documento http://hdl.handle.net/11362/43448 LC/PUB.2017/24-P 10 en CEPAL Review CEPAL Review 123 .pdf application/pdf CHILE CHILE
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topic SALUD
SECTOR PRIVADO
SEGURO DE ENFERMEDAD
PRECIOS
OFERTA Y DEMANDA
SERVICIOS DE SALUD
SECTOR PUBLICO
DATOS ESTADISTICOS
HEALTH
PRIVATE SECTOR
HEALTH INSURANCE
PRICES
SUPPLY AND DEMAND
HEALTH SERVICES
PUBLIC SECTOR
STATISTICAL DATA
spellingShingle SALUD
SECTOR PRIVADO
SEGURO DE ENFERMEDAD
PRECIOS
OFERTA Y DEMANDA
SERVICIOS DE SALUD
SECTOR PUBLICO
DATOS ESTADISTICOS
HEALTH
PRIVATE SECTOR
HEALTH INSURANCE
PRICES
SUPPLY AND DEMAND
HEALTH SERVICES
PUBLIC SECTOR
STATISTICAL DATA
Bitrán, Eduardo
Duarte, Fabián
Fernandes, Dalila
Villena, Marcelo
Impact of the Guaranteed Health Plan with a single community premium on the demand for private health insurance in Chile
description In 2012, a Guaranteed Health Plan for the private health system was submitted to the Chilean National Congress, with the aim of offering a standardized flat-rate health-care plan. This paper evaluates the impact that the introduction of this plan would have on the demand for health insurance. The results suggest that the private insurance portfolio would shrink by 12.39%, which means that around 400,000 people would switch to the public system, thereby exacerbating the adverse-selection problem faced by the system and imposing an additional fiscal burden of US$ 200 million per year.
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author Bitrán, Eduardo
Duarte, Fabián
Fernandes, Dalila
Villena, Marcelo
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Villena, Marcelo
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title Impact of the Guaranteed Health Plan with a single community premium on the demand for private health insurance in Chile
title_short Impact of the Guaranteed Health Plan with a single community premium on the demand for private health insurance in Chile
title_full Impact of the Guaranteed Health Plan with a single community premium on the demand for private health insurance in Chile
title_fullStr Impact of the Guaranteed Health Plan with a single community premium on the demand for private health insurance in Chile
title_full_unstemmed Impact of the Guaranteed Health Plan with a single community premium on the demand for private health insurance in Chile
title_sort impact of the guaranteed health plan with a single community premium on the demand for private health insurance in chile
publishDate 2018
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