Supply-induced demand in the private health- care sector: Theoretical considerations
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Recently announced increases to medical scheme premiums were met with great surprise by many medical scheme members, who now have to absorb some of the highest premium increases of the past few years. Both the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) and Discovery Health have made statements in the popular press, suggesting that (amongst other factors) an increase in the supply of private hospital beds is to blame.
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