True or false with explanation
- A system that allocates health "efficiently" implicitly places more value on the healthcare services delivered to wealthier persons than to poorer ones.
- The AFP for a health plan covering 70% of all medical costs will be exactly 30% lower than for a health plan covering 100% of all medical costs.
- Insurance regulations like "community rating" and "guaranteed issue" have the effect of worsening the adverse selection problem.
- Insurance coverage causes patients to consume more medical care, but doesn't have much effect on market prices.
- Managed care plans are less attractive to consumers than traditional health plans because, unlike traditional insurance, managed care organizations try to "manage" utilization to reduce high-cost/low-value treatments.