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The Structure of Incentives Built into Standard Comprehensive Health Insurance

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The structure of incentives built into standard comprehensive health insurance gives no one an incentive to control health care costs.If the patient and the doctor lack any incentive to consider costs,will the output of medical services be higher or lower than if they did consider costs? Illustrate your answer with a diagram.Clearly label the welfare cost resulting from the over-consumption of medical services.


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Life Estate

A legal arrangement where an individual is granted the rights to use and benefit from property during their lifetime, but does not own the property outright.

Fee Simple

A type of real estate ownership where the owner has unrestricted rights to the property, including the right to sell or bequeath it.

Future Interest

A legal right to property ownership that will begin at a future date, rather than immediate possession.

Life Tenant

An individual who has the right to use or occupy a property during their lifetime, but does not own the property.

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