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Consumer Information, Insurance, and Doctor Shopping: The Elderly Consumer's Perspective
Author(s) -
WHITEMEANS SHELLEY I.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of consumer affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.582
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1745-6606
pISSN - 0022-0078
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1989.tb00235.x
Subject(s) - incentive , business , perspective (graphical) , consumer information , marketing , consumer choice , medical insurance , actuarial science , medical information , consumer demand , medical care , advertising , health insurance , health care , economics , medicine , family medicine , microeconomics , artificial intelligence , computer science , economic growth
One possible strategy to minimize costs of health care is to provide consumers with information pertaining to its relative cost. However, the effectiveness of programs to dispense information on medical services has been difficult to evaluate because very little is known about incentives for doctor shopping. The demand for medical services information (doctor shopping) among elderly consumers and the effect of health insurance purchases on shopping decisions are assessed.