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@petrasmussen and I have published "When All that Glitters is Gold: Dominated Plan Choice on @CoveredCA for the 2018 Plan Year" in the @MilbankFund Quarterly
We look at consumer choices after #Silverload
TLDR: People are confused
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@petrasmussen and I have published "When All that Glitters is Gold: Dominated Plan Choice on @CoveredCA for the 2018 Plan Year" in the @MilbankFund Quarterly
We look at consumer choices after #Silverload
TLDR: People are confused
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Dominated choices happen when on all relevant attributes Item A meets or beats Item B.
In a rational framework no one should ever choose Item B as it is dominated by A.
Our research is part of a growing literature that shows many people choose Item B for health insurance
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In a rational framework no one should ever choose Item B as it is dominated by A.
Our research is part of a growing literature that shows many people choose Item B for health insurance
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Institutional context: Plan Years 2014-2017 #CostSharingReduction subsidies were directly paid to insurers by the Federal Government. CSR only applies to silver plans and there are 3 flavors (high, mid, low) from 100-150 FPL, 151-200 FPL and 201-250 FPL respectively.
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