Adverse selection and risk selection in unregulated health insurance markets : empirical evidence from South Africa's medical schemes

Health insurance arrangements developed in various social settings as a means of pooling health risks and health resources in order to protect members' income against unpredictable health costs but also in order to guarantee their access to health care. Problems of unregulated health insurance...

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Main Author: Hansl, Birgit
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 2004
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.645592