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Table 1 Patient welfare under balance billing Ū=10, c = 2, a = 1.

From: Balance billing: the patients' perspective

θ

f ̃ * for f> f ¯

p ( f ̃ * ) + ( 1 + θ ) f ̃ *

1 + c

P W p ( f ̃ * )

PW p (f= 0)

0%

1.86

2.82

3

7.13

6.75

10%

1.75

2.98

3

6.95

6.75

20%

1.66

3.13

3

6.78

6.75

30%

1.59

3.27

3

6.61

6.75

40%

1.52

3.40

3

6.46

6.75

50%

1.47

3.54

3

6.31

6.75