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Assignment:
In what way is insuring for a medical loss different from insuring for any other loss?
Define the following concepts. How important are they in determining the efficient functioning of medical markets?
- moral hazard
- adverse selection
- asymmetric information
- third-party payer
- cream skimming.
What are the major reasons that health insurance policies have deductibles and coinsurance features? Are they really necessary?
What are the four types of medical insurance? Briefly describe the coverage available with each one.
Should insurers be allowed to refuse health insurance policies to individuals who are genetically predisposed to certain diseases? To those whose lifestyles place them in high-risk categories for certain diseases? Support your answers.
Reform debate is the number of uninsured Americans and their limited access to medical care.
One of the major issues driving the health care be the typical person in the United States without insurance. Does lack of insurance mean the uninsured have no access to medical care?
What is asymmetric information? How does it present a problem to medical providers and health?
What is asymmetric information? How does it present a problem to medical providers and health insurers?
Why do firms self-insure?
Does the availability of free healthcare improve health status? Explain
What is the purpose of deductibles and coinsurance? To what problems insurers are responding?