Moral Hazard in Health Insurance

Abstract

In this short and accessible book, Amy Finkelstein—winner of the 2012 John Bates Clark award—tackles the tricky question of moral hazard, which is the tendency to take risks when the cost will be borne by others. Kenneth J. Arrow's seminal 1963 paper, “Uncertainty and the Welfare Economics of Medical Care"—included in the volume—was one of the first to explore the implication of moral hazard for healthcare, and in this book, Finkelstein examines this issue in the context of contemporary American health care policy. Showcasing research from a 1972 RAND experiment and her own findings from an. Table of Contents; Foreword, by Joseph E. Stiglitz ; Introduction, by Joseph P. Newhouse; Moral Hazard in Health Insurance: Developments Since Arrow (1963), by Amy Finkelstein; Commentary, by Jonathan Gruber; Commentary, by Kenneth J. Arrow; Commentary, by Joseph E. Stiglitz; Discussion; Arrow (1963): Uncertainty and the Welfare Economics of Medical Care, by Kenneth J. Arrow; Notes on Contributors; Index.