The demand for private health care under national health insurance: the case of the self-employed.
This study explores the demand for private health care and supplemental health insurance in Israel, where universal national health insurance provides all inhabitants with a standard package of medical care. Our theoretical model and empirical study follow research previously conducted in four other countries. It was found that the self-employed in Israel demand more private health services and supplemental health insurance than wage-earners. Income, age, education, health status, marital status, origin, and profession were found to play a part in explaining these demands.
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Graduate School of Business, Administrations, Faculty of Social Sciences, Ramat-Gan, Israel. machny@mail.biv.ac.il
D004651:Employment / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017149:Private Sector / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019472:Universal Health Insurance / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*