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Chapter 12, Problem 6MCQ
To determine
To identify:
The option that correctly states the reason for a private market delivers less healthcare.
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1. Indicate which of the following describes a moral hazard problem and which describes adverse selection:
a. A person with a terminal illness buys several life insurance policies via the internet.
b. A person rides carelessly because he has motorcycle insurance.
c. A person who intends to burn down his house takes out a large fire insurance policy.
d. A woman who anticipates having a large family takes a job with a firm that offers exceptional childcare benefits.
Which is the best example of health care insurance in the sense of socializing risk?
a. A dental insurance policy that pays for two check-ups a year but nothing else.b. A comprehensive health care policy that essentially pays for everything including check ups but is very expensivec. A health care policy that is relatively inexpensive but only pays for medical expenses after a $2,000 annual deductible is met. After $2,000 the policy pays 100 percent for everything.
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- In an insurance system, would you expect each person to receive in benefits pretty much what they pay in premiums or is it just that the average benefits paid will equal the average premiums paid?arrow_forward(1) the goverment wants to to regulate helth insurance companies requairing them to provide insurance coverage not just for future health problems , but also for pre-exiting conditions. such a policyto succeed , it is important to make purchase of helth insurance compulsory for individual . it this true or false?explain your answerarrow_forwardIf you understand the principles of insurance, you will understand why it probably makes sense to purchase insurance to guard against large losses, like the destruction of a home you own, but probably does not make sense to purchase insurance to guard against small losses, like the failure of a TV you buy.arrow_forward
- 6. Which is the best example of health care insurance in the sense of socializing risk?a. A dental insurance policy that pays for two check-ups a year but nothing else.b. A comprehensive health care policy that essentially pays for everything including check ups but is very expensivec. A health care policy that is relatively inexpensive but only pays for medical expenses after a $2,000 annual deductible is met. After $2,000 the policy pays 100 percent for everything.arrow_forwardEconomics 1. Does the demand for healthcare services vary in size with the affordable costs? 2.) Two sources of inefficiency that managed care attempts to address are moral hazard and demand inducement. True or false? a. True b. False 3.) Both moral hazard and demand inducement place us on a _____ medical system. a. flat-of-the-curve b. point of intersection c. tangent d. radius 4.) Managed care and managed competition are the same concept? True or false? a. True b False 5.) It is illegal for managed care organization to introduce competition among providers? True or false? a. True b False 6.) Government intervention arises from market failure and often includes which of the following? a competition generation b. tax policy c. competition generation and tax policy d. neither competition generation nor tax policyarrow_forward10. A deductible reduces ________ in exactly the same way as ________. Question 10 options: a) moral hazard; cancellation of insurance b) moral hazard; coinsurance c) adverse selection; restrictive provisions d) adverse selection; limits on the amount of insurancearrow_forward
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