Externalities and Taxation of Supplemental Insurance: A Study of Medicare and Medigap
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DOI: 10.1257/app.20160350
Abstract: Most health insurance uses cost-sharing to reduce excess utilization. Supplemental insurance can blunt the impact of this cost-sharing, increasing utilization and exerting a negative externality on the primary insurer. This paper estimates the effect of… read more here.
Keywords: medigap; insurance; taxation supplemental; medicare ... See more keywords