Defi ne price elasticity of health care demand. (a) Suppose the price elasticity of health services is

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Defi ne price elasticity of health care demand.

(a) Suppose the price elasticity of health services is –0.4. What will happen to the share of health care expenditures, given a 10 percent decrease in health care prices?

(b) Suppose the price elasticity of health services is –1.5. What will happen to the share of health care expenditures, given a 10 percent decrease in health care prices?

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The Economics Of Health And Health Care

ISBN: 9781138208049

8th Edition

Authors: Sherman Folland, Allen C. Goodman, Miron Stano

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