Free for All?: Lessons from the Rand Health Insurance Experiment

by Joseph P. Newhouse

Book Overview

From 1971 to 1982, researchers at the RAND Corporation devised an experiment to address two key questions in health care financing: how much more medical care will people use if it is provided free of charge? and what are the consequences for their health? This book presents a comprehensive account of the experiment and its findings. It will be an invaluable teaching tool and reference for anyone concerned with health-care policy.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674318463
• ISBN13: 9780674318465
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.5" x 9.6"