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01-12-2006 | Original Papers
The demand for private health care under national health insurance
The case of the self-employed
Published in: The European Journal of Health Economics | Issue 4/2006
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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.