The problem of the uninsured - those eschewing the purchase of health insurance policies - cannot be fully understood … publicly and charitably-financed safety-net health care system. This paper tackles the problem of the uninsured by formulating … which these non-market alternatives can account for the fraction of the non-elderly adults who are uninsured, and estimate …

to their ages. We show that the likelihood that near-elderly inpatients are uninsured continuously declines until the … those covered by Medicaid or private insurance, the uninsured patients are more likely to be admitted into hospitals as …

demand for medical care. It considers the insurance demand of different types of agents: naive individuals, individuals who … are able to commit to medical care demand and sophisticated individuals. Furthermore, it raises the question of whether …

Does medical insurance affect health care demand and in the end contribute to improvements in the health status … does not affect health care demand in a significant manner. Counterfactuals suggest that full insurance coverage of the … of a local clinic. This effect is particularly strong in urban areas. In case of a severe injury hospital consultation is …

probability of receiving public ambulatory care by 2.7 ppt (5%) and of admission to a public hospital by 1 ppt (18%). OOP …

the uninsured, African-Americans have similar rates of gaining health insurance in the following year as whites. Estimates …

mandate that has ever been enforced in the United States, Hawaii's Prepaid Health Care Act, using a standard supply-demand …