QUESTION 37
Health insurance is subject to
a.
moral hazard problems but not asymmetric information
problems
b.
Asymmetric information problems but not moral hazard
problems
c.
Both asymmetric information problems and moral hazard
problems
d.
Neither asymmetric information problems nor moral hazard
problems
QUESTION 38
A price index can fall from one year to the next:
a.
even when nominal GDP falls.
b.
even when real GDP falls.
c.
even when...
Moral hazard can be a significant problem in countries with
national health insurance, but national insurance can be popular
partly because it can solve the problem of adverse selection.
True
False
What is the moral
hazard created by using health insurance to ensure
access to health care goods and services? What are the negative
outcomes (prices, overall health expenditures, the quantity of
needed versus discretionary goods and services) of not addressing
this moral hazard?
Because of the persistent moral hazard problem, the demand curve
tends to _________________ as health insurance companies face
increasing financial risks associated with the costly but
unforeseen healthcare overutilization of their
insureds.
Group of answer choices
- none of the choices listed here
- slope down
- slope up
- slope up and down
- slope flatly
One of the problems with creating the “optimal” health
insurance plan is accounting for moral hazard. Give an example of
moral hazard in healthcare and a way to help eliminate it.