Journal of social protection research
Volume 4, Numéro 2, Pages 25-37
2023-12-31

Determinants Of Demand And Supply For Health Insurance In Economic Theory

Authors : Debbouzine Mohamed . Moussaoui Salim . Yousfi Noureddine .

Abstract

This research aims to highlight the determinants of demand and supply for health insurance as a commodity in the insurance market, using the principles and foundations of economic theory to analyze the demand and supply for health insurance and the market equilibrium for this type of insurance. One of the most important findings of this study is that the determinants of demand and supply for health insurance vary depending on whether health insurance is mandatory and government-provided or optional and offered by private insurance companies or healthcare cooperatives. Demand and supply are influenced by increases or decreases in these determinants, while they appear to be less flexible for mandatory health insurance.

Keywords

Health insurance ; demand ; supply ; health insurance market