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The introduction of lifetime community rating in the Irish private health insurance market: Effects on coverage and plan choice

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In response to declining insurance coverage and adverse selection, in May 2015, Ireland introduced lifetime community rating (LCR) of health insurance premiums to encourage take-up of health insurance at younger ages. LCR requires that late-entry premium loadings be applied to those, aged 35 and over, taking out health insurance for the first time. This analysis exploits quasi-experimental difference-in-differences methods to estimate the effect of LCR regulations on insurance take-up, controlling for potentially confounding factors.

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  • Keegan, Conor, 2020. "The introduction of lifetime community rating in the Irish private health insurance market: Effects on coverage and plan choice," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 255(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:255:y:2020:i:c:s0277953620302252
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113006
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