Skip to main content

Table 6 Estimation results for the core model (contract attributes only), Netherlands

From: Preferences for health insurance in Germany and the Netherlands - a tale of two countries

 

Expected sign

Coefficient

Std. error

z-value

Marginal effect

Free choice of physician a)

+

0.22756

***

0.06156

3.70

0.05862

Physician list a)

-

-0.39694

***

0.06703

-5.92

-0.08745

Network a)

-

-0.22051

***

0.06446

-3.42

-0.05086

Hospital access

+

0.20267

***

0.05012

4.04

0.04943

Service insurer

+

0.16260

***

0.04796

3.39

0.03966

No bonus option

-

0.02117

 

0.05857

0.36

0.00519

Deductible

-

-1.18245

***

0.07178

-16.47

-0.22555

Bonus prev. behav.

+

0.00038

 

0.08081

0.00

0.00009

Contribution

-

-0.00289

***

0.00010

-27.53

-0.00071

Constant

0

-0.74269

***

0.07523

-9.87

 
  1. σ υ = 0,8258 ρ = 0,4055.
  2. Log likelihood: -2.541,09.
  3. χ2 (0) = 11.179,10, Prob > χ2 = 0,0000.
  4. n = 5,976.
  5. a)Status quo is gatekeeping.
  6. ***Coefficient different from zero with error probability < 1 percent.