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The Demand for Health Insurance and Use of Medical Services in Colombia: Differences Between Workers and the Self-Employed Workers

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  • Juan Miguel Gallego

    (Toulouse School of Economics-France
    Centro de Studi Luca d’Agliano de la Universidad de Milán-Italia)

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This paper analyzes the effect of individual health status on the probability of having health insurance and using health services. From the Colombian Living Standard Survey (1997, 2003), we found that the probability of having health insurance if you are self-employed increases either with the self report of a good health status (cream skimming) or the incidence of a chronic illness (self-selection). However, we do not observe those patterns on the group of self-employed workers. Finally, we found, as the research in the field suggests, that the use of health services increases with the health insurance status.

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  • Juan Miguel Gallego, 2008. "The Demand for Health Insurance and Use of Medical Services in Colombia: Differences Between Workers and the Self-Employed Workers," Lecturas de Economía, Universidad de Antioquia, Departamento de Economía, issue 68, pages 95-120, Enero-Jun.
    • Handle: RePEc:lde:journl:y:2008:i:68:p:95-120
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    Keywords

    capital health; demand of medical care; risk selection;
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    JEL classification:

    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior

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