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BMJ ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 317 (7173) ◽  
pp. 1663-1663
Keyword(s):  
Full Insurance

Testing for Full Insurance Using Exogenous Information

2000 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 387-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
John C. Ham ◽  
Kris Jacobs
Keyword(s):  
Full Insurance

scholarly journals A Test of the Full Insurance Hypothesis: The Case of Japan

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miki Kohara ◽  
Fumio Ohtake ◽  
Makoto Saito
Keyword(s):  
Insurance Hypothesis ◽  
Full Insurance

scholarly journals Collusion in a One-Period Insurance Market with Adverse Selection

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Willington ◽  
Alexander Alegría
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Selection ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Insurance Market ◽  
Free Entry ◽  
Common Features ◽  
Full Insurance

Abstract We show that collusive-seeming outcomes may occur in equilibrium in a one-period competitive insurance market characterized by adverse selection. We build on the Inderst and Wambach (2001) model and assume that insurance is compulsory and involves a minimum premium and minimum coverage; these are common features in many health systems. In this setup we show that there is a range of equilibria, from the zero profit one where low-risks implicitly subsidize high risks, to one where firms obtain profits with both types of consumers. Moreover, we show that rents only partially dissipate if we assume free entry. Along these equilibria, high risks always obtain full insurance, while the low risks' coverage decreases as the firms' profits increase.

How Peritoneal Dialysis Has Developed in Vietnam

2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 63-66
Author(s):  
Bui Pham Van
Keyword(s):  
Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Insurance Coverage ◽  
Infection Risk ◽  
Straight Line ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Catheter Obstruction ◽  
Entire Country ◽  
And Training ◽  
Very High ◽  
Full Insurance

In Vietnam, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) with a straight line and one bag was first used in 1998. Because the complication rate, mainly as a result of catheter obstruction and peritonitis, was very high (50%), treatment was stopped after the first 10 cases. Use of the modality resumed only in 2001. However, because of skepticism and concern on both the part of physicians and patients about the effectiveness of peritoneal dialysis (PD) and about the infection risk, CAPD developed very slowly. Until late 2004, patient numbers were very limited, and there was only one PD unit in the entire country. Since then, CAPD using Y-set and two-bag system—plus routine omentectomy during catheter insertion and better patient selection and training in bag exchange—has resulted in much better outcomes with fewer complications, and the technique has been developing far faster. This success, together full insurance coverage of both dialysis and erythropoietin since 2005, has led to a steep rise in the number of patients on PD and the number of PD units. As a result, despite the initial difficulty, the number of PD patients increased to nearly 700 in just 3 years (2004 – 2007), while it took more than 20 years before more than 3000 patients were receiving hemodialysis. Automated PD and icodextrin are not yet available in Vietnam.

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