Incentives and moral hazard in health insurance plans in Brazil. / Incentivos e risco moral nos planos de saúde no Brasil.

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2002

RESUMO

This dissertation analyses how the lack of appropriate incentives motivates the emergence of moral hazard in health insurance and its consequences in the determination of medical services demand. The involves the literature review and the estimation of a econometric model, which evaluates the effectiveness of rationing mechanisms in the control of moral hazard motivated by the patient. The main conclusion is that moral hazard motivated by the patient is significant for ambulatory care, but it does not occur for inpatient care.

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risco moral aspectos econômicos incentivos econômicos seguro-saúde brasil medical assistence economic incentives assistência médica moral hazard economic aspects brazil health insurance

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