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what is the range of PED

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0 to minus infinity

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what does PED = in perfect inelasticity

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0

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what does PED = in inelastic demand

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because 0 and -1

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what does PED = in unitary elasticity

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-1

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how does PED = in elastic demand

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less than -1

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what does PED = in perfect elasticity

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minus infinity

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what is the range of price elasticities for primary care

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-0.1 to -0.7

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what is the range of price elasticities for dental services

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-0.5 to -0.7

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what is the range of price elasticities for nursing home services

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-0.7 to -2.4

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what are the other elasticities of demand

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income elasticity and time price elasticity

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what affects income elasticity of demand

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inferior goods, necessities and luxuries

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what is the RAND HIE

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the RAND health insurance experiment

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what is the main benefit of health insurance

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to give protection against financial catastrophe when health care is needed

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what is the downside of insurance

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is induced wasteful over-use of services and excess costs

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what is a strategy for restraining costs

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cost sharing

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what is a concern about cost sharing

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it delays in seeking initial care may result in more costly long-term care and worsen health

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what did the RAND corporation become after the science experiment

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an insurance company

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how many people were involved in the RAND experiment

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7791

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what were the randomized groups in the RAND experiment

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free care, co insurance at 25%, 50%, 90%; 0% inpatient care, 95% coinsurance for outpatient; and health maintenance organization

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how long were subjects followed

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3-5 years

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what was found in the RAND experiment

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the more insurance on hand, the more health care dollars they spent, and the more they visited hospitals

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what is reduced by cost sharing

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spending

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what is a complement

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if a price of one good go up, you consume less of both

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what is a substitute

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if price of one good goes up you consume more of the other one

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are inpatient and outpatient care complements or substitutes
complements
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in what terms did free care give better health
blood pressure control, vision, oral health, serious symptoms
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what were the benefits from cost sharing
reduced participants' worry about health, and had fewer restricted activity days
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what were the effects of the free care plan in the RAND HIE
it was beneficial for medical screening and one health habit, but worse for some health habits like diet and exercise
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what was pinned down from the RAND HIE
the true values of price elasticities
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what are two factors that determine the degree of risk
probability that an event will occur, and size of potential loss of gain
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what is risk pooling
individuals in a group each contribute a small amount to the pool
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what is the effect of pooled contributions
they compensate for losses
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when does risk pooling work
if uncertainty is unpredictable at the individual level and quite predictable in a large group
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can be health be pooled?
only risks like the financial risks of ill health that can be traded, can be pooled
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what does the effective risk pooling depend on
size of pool risk, presence of sufficiently independent risks, and independence between the expected loss and the presence of insurance
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when does moral hazard occur
the expected loss changes with the presence of insurance
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what are the two aspects to moral hazard
insured take less care to avoid the loss, and those affected seek more expensive care than if the loss was not insured
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give a moral hazard example
the implementation of naloxone laws led to a 14% increase in opioid related mortality, because when you have a safety net, you are more reckless with your health
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what is the goal of the economic model of demand
it seeks to maximize expected utility
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what is the equation for economic model of demand
U=U(W)
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what are the benefits of insurance in regards to risk pooling
price exists where risk averse individual is better off
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what is AFP equal to
the expected loss of the insured loss
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what is AFP
actuarially fair premium
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what are the limitations of the standard model
magnitudes of gain and losses; loss aversion; risk reduction is the only source of welfare gain; and little influence on the size of expected losses
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what does over consumption lead to
welfare loss
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what is Pauly suggest in his analysis of moral hazard
that cost sharing strategies are the solution
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what are the supply side approaches for moral hazard
the gatekeeper model, managed care, capacity control and financial incentives
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what is the default position of health insurance
demand curve when the patient faces the full cost
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what is full coverage health insurance
patient pays $0 of the cost of each visit
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what is coinsurance health insurance
fixed cost of each visit, example 75%
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what is indemnity insurance health insurance
insurer pays a fixed $ for each purchased service
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what is fixed co payment health insurance
patient pays a fixed $, insurer pays the rest
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what are two concepts that negatively affect health insurance
adverse selection, and cream skimming
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what does uncertainty and risk aversion lead to
insurance which can lead to significant welfare gains
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what does moral hazard lead to
significant welfare losses
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what did the RAND HIE find for cost sharing
in general had no adverse effects on participant health
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what were the three basic question posted by RAND HIE
how does cost sharing or membership in an HMO affect use of health services compared to free care; how does cost sharing or membership in a HMO affect appropriateness and quality of care received; and what are the consequences for health
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what is the leading cause of personal bankruptcy in the U.S.
unpaid medical bills

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