Upload Assignment: Unit 7 DQ1: Health and Health Insurance
(version A)
1) How can changes over time of the average height of the
people in a country help to indicate the standard of living in a country?
2) What are the three main sources of health insurance in
the United States?
3) Suppose a large firm allows its employees to choose
whether to participate in its health insurance plan. The firm is trying to
decide between two plans: Plan I has a low monthly premium but a high
deductible, and Plan II has a high monthly premium but a low deductible. Under
which plan is adverse selection likely to be a bigger problem, and why?
Unit 7 DQ2: Health Care Costs, Benefits, and Efficiencies
(version A)
1) The figure above represents the market for vaccinations.
Vaccinations are considered a benefit to society, and the figure shows both the
marginal private benefit and the marginal social benefit from vaccinations.
a) Which curve
represents marginal private benefit?
b) Which curve
represents marginal social benefit?
c) What is the
market equilibrium price?
d) What is the
market equilibrium quantity of vaccinations?
e) What is the
efficient equilibrium price?
f) What is the efficient equilibrium quantity of
vaccinations?
g) Would economic
efficiency be improved in this scenario if more people were vaccinated?
2) The figure above represents the market for medical
services with and without insurance, and the effect of a third-party payer
system on the demand for medical services.
a) If consumers paid
the full price of medical services, what is the price they would pay ?
b) If consumers paid
the full price of medical services, what would the equilibrium quantity be?
c) With insurance
and a third-party payer system, what price do doctors receive for medical
services?
d) With insurance
and a third-party payer system, what price do consumers pay for medical
services?
e) With insurance
and a third-party payer system, what is the equilibrium quantity of medical
services?
f) What is the
efficient price of medical services?
g) What is the
efficient quantity of medical services?
h) In this scenario,
do insurance and the third-party payer system improve economic efficiency?
3) One reason why employees prefer for their employer to pay
for their health insurance rather than receive increased wages and pay for
their own health insurance is that wages are taxable income to the employees
but the money the employer spends to buy health insurance for the employees is
not taxable. What is the other main reason why employees prefer to have the
employer pay for their health insurance?
Upload Assignment: Unit 7 DQ1: Health and Health Insurance
(version A)1) How can changes over time of the average height of the
people in a country help to indicate the standard of living in a country? 2) What are the three main sources of health insurance in
the United States? 3) Suppose a large firm allows its employees to choose
whether to participate in its health insurance plan. The firm is trying to
decide between two plans: Plan I has a low monthly premium but a high
deductible, and Plan II has a high monthly premium but a low deductible. Under
which plan is adverse selection likely to be a bigger problem, and why?Unit 7 DQ2: Health Care Costs, Benefits, and Efficiencies
(version A) 1) The figure above represents the market for vaccinations.
Vaccinations are considered a benefit to society, and the figure shows both the
marginal private benefit and the marginal social benefit from vaccinations. a) Which curve
represents marginal private benefit? b) Which curve
represents marginal social benefit? c) What is the
market equilibrium price? d) What is the
market equilibrium quantity of vaccinations? e) What is the
efficient equilibrium price? f) What is the efficient equilibrium quantity of
vaccinations? g) Would economic
efficiency be improved in this scenario if more people were vaccinated? 2) The figure above represents the market for medical
services with and without insurance, and the effect of a third-party payer
system on the demand for medical services. a) If consumers paid
the full price of medical services, what is the price they would pay ? b) If consumers paid
the full price of medical services, what would the equilibrium quantity be? c) With insurance
and a third-party payer system, what price do doctors receive for medical
services? d) With insurance
and a third-party payer system, what price do consumers pay for medical
services? e) With insurance
and a third-party payer system, what is the equilibrium quantity of medical
services? f) What is the
efficient price of medical services? g) What is the
efficient quantity of medical services? h) In this scenario,
do insurance and the third-party payer system improve economic efficiency?3) One reason why employees prefer for their employer to pay
for their health insurance rather than receive increased wages and pay for
their own health insurance is that wages are taxable income to the employees
but the money the employer spends to buy health insurance for the employees is
not taxable. What is the other main reason why employees prefer to have the
employer pay for their health insurance?
