Author: John A. Nyman
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804744881
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Why do people buy health insurance? Conventional theory holds that people purchase insurance because they prefer the certainty of paying a small premium to the risk of getting sick and paying a large medical bill. This book presents a new theory of consumer demand for health insurance. It holds that people purchase insurance to obtain additional "income" when they become ill.