An Empirical Study of the Differences Between Family and Individual Deductibles in Health Insurance
Published in: Inquiry, v. 14, no. 3, Sep. 1977, p. 269-277
Posted on RAND.org on January 01, 1977
In this report the authors study the distribution of medical expenses and the manner in which these expenses are divided between insurer and insured under various medical plans. They use data from the CHAS-NORC 1970 Medical Expenditures Survey to compare family and individual variances in deductibles under a variety of plans.
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