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Analyzing the relationship between health insurance, health costs, and health care utilization

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  • Eric French
  • Kirti Kamboj

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Using data the Health and Retirement Survey and the Assets and Health Dynamics among the Oldest Old, this article provides an empirical analysis of the determinants of whether an individual purchases health insurance. The authors describe the relationship between health costs and health care utilization of individuals aged 50 and explore how these factors vary with access to health insurance.

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  • Eric French & Kirti Kamboj, 2002. "Analyzing the relationship between health insurance, health costs, and health care utilization," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 26(Q III), pages 60-72.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedhep:y:2002:i:qiii:p:60-72:n:v.26no.3
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    1. David M. Townsend & Timothy A. Hart, 2008. "Perceived Institutional Ambiguity and the Choice of Organizational Form in Social Entrepreneurial Ventures," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 32(4), pages 685-700, July.
    2. Olesya Baker & Mariacristina De Nardi & Phil Doctor & Eric French & John Bailey Jones, 2006. "Right before the end: asset decumulation at the end of life," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 30(Q III), pages 2-13.
    3. Rong Hai, 2013. "The Determinants of Rising Inequality in Health Insurance and Wages: An Equilibrium Model of Workers' Compensation and Health Care Policies," PIER Working Paper Archive 13-019, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania.

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