Duplicate coverage and demand for health
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Ángel Marcos Vera-Hernández
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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An individual has duplicate coverage when he enjoys a compulsory medical public insurance, and in addition he has purchased a private one. This paper studies the implications of duplicate coverage on both demand for visits to specialists and on the selection process of the private insurance market.