Revolutionizing Health Insurance: Targeting Undesired Moral Hazard for Better Care
The article explores how health insurance cost sharing can target only the unwanted increase in medical care use, not the desired one. The researchers reviewed existing studies to distinguish between wanted and unwanted effects of cost sharing. They found that cost sharing should be tailored based on the accessibility, necessity, and efficiency of medical care. This suggests that the current cost sharing system in the Netherlands could be improved by considering these factors.