title: [Rational choice? Modifications of the dental health care package].
abstract: In a study of the effects of the limitation of the dental health care package, the differences between the public health insured who did apply for supplementary insurance and those who did not were assessed. The motives of both groups were also researched. More then two-thirds of the insured did apply for supplementary dental insurance. Most of this group consist of young, highly educated or high income people who made well considered choices. Of those interviewed 22% did not apply for supplementary dental insurance. On the large, this decision was reached by weighing the costs and benefits. Nearly 10% does not know whether or not they have applied for supplementary dental insurance. High risk groups, such as elderly people, are more often part of this 10%. For some of them the access to dental care seems to be at stake.
authors.affiliation: Ipso Facto, bureau voor sociaal beleidsonderzoek, te Houten.
authors.forename: I N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Hento
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D004468:Economics, Dental / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007347:Insurance, Dental / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009426:Netherlands; D011636:Public Health Dentistry; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
vernacular_title: Rationele keuzen? Een onderzoek naar de wijziging van de aanspraken tandheelkunde.