Improving risk equalization for individuals with persistently high costs: Experiences from the Netherlands

Frank Eijkenaar and René C.J.A. van Vliet

Health Policy, 2017, vol. 121, issue 11, 1169-1176

Abstract: Risk-equalization (RE) models in competitive health insurance markets have become increasingly sophisticated. However, these models still have important imperfections. A specific problem in the Netherlands is that insurers are insufficiently compensated for individuals who can persistently be found in the right-end tail of the cost distribution.

Keywords: Risk adjustment; Risk sharing; Healthcare costs; Health insurance; The Netherlands (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2017.09.007

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