Based on ch 5 b. What factors would you use to esti Show more BOOK IS HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY 6TH EDITION Based on ch 5 b. What factors would you use to estimate the level of demand for medical care for the typical individual? How would your choice of variables differ if you were estimating demand for an entire country? Based on ch 5 c. The RAND Health Insurance Study was set up to examine the effect of economic incentives on medical care demand. What were the major findings of this study? What are implications on ACA? http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9174.html Based on ch 6 d. What are the four types of medical insurance? Briefly describe the coverage variable with each one. Based on ch 6 e.Under ACA insurers cannot refuse health insurance policies to individuals who are genetically predisposed to certain diseases. Research the Human Genome project and comment on how the findings from the project impact health industry including insurance companies pharmaceuticals among others.http://www.genome.gov/Pages/PolicyEthics/GeneticDiscrimination/GINAInfoDoc.pdf Based on ch 6 f.One of the major issues that resulted in ACA is the number of uninsured Americans. Describe the typical person in America without insurance. Does the lack of insurance mean the uninsured have no access to medical care? Support your answer with research. Show less
