Figure 21.3 shows various types of national health insurance systems. (a) Compare the total expenditures in panels

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Figure 21.3 shows various types of national health insurance systems.

(a) Compare the total expenditures in panels A and B. Which set of expenditures is larger? What determines which will be larger? Why?

(b) Compare the total expenditures in panels B and C. Which set of expenditures is larger? In which are resource costs larger? Why?

(c) If the demand curves truly refl ect consumer preferences, which of the three panels is economically effi cient? Show the economic losses and the transfers for those panels that are not economically effi cient.image text in transcribed

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The Economics Of Health And Health Care

ISBN: 9781138208049

8th Edition

Authors: Sherman Folland, Allen C. Goodman, Miron Stano

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