Population ageing, taxation, pensions and health costs, CHERE Working Paper 2007/10

Figure 6b: Health insurance fees

All h H1

H2

The H2 household also typically spends more on health overall, as we would expect,
given the preceding results. Figure 7 plots the lifecycle profiles of median household
expenditure on medical care and health expenses. The profiles tend to match those for
female labour supply up to the pre-retirement phase, where the medians for both
household groups tend to converge.

Figure 7: Household health costs

All ∙ H1

H2

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