Determinants of health insurance and hospitalization

Our paper empirically examines how the decision to purchase private insurance and hospitalization are made based on household income, socio-demographic factors, and private health insurance factors in both Japan and the USA. Using these two data-sets, we found some similarities and dissimilarities b...

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Main Authors: Tadashi Yamada, Tetsuji Yamada, Chia-Ching Chen, Weihong Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-12-01
Series:Cogent Economics & Finance
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2014.920271