Risk attitudes and Medicare Part D enrollment decisions

Vetter, Stefan; Heiss, Florian; McFadden, Daniel L. und Winter, Joachim (2013): Risk attitudes and Medicare Part D enrollment decisions. In: Economics Letters, Bd. 119, Nr. 2: S. 128-132

Abstract

In this study we investigate if risk attitudes explain non-enrollment into Medicare Part D. We find that respondents who are risk-tolerant as measured by the willingness-to-pay for a hypothetical insurance were significantly less likely to enroll in Part D.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Volkswirtschaft ; Volkswirtschaft > Lehrstühle > Seminar für empirische Wirtschaftsforschung
• Themengebiete: 300 Sozialwissenschaften > 330 Wirtschaft
• Sprache: Englisch