Calculation of health expenditure on insurance.
Two Health Insurance Cases
(a) Jermaine has a health insurance policy that has a deductible of $1,000, a $10 copayment on doctor visits, and coinsurance of 10% on all expenses other than those for which there are copayments. If Jermaine went to the doctor 4 times (doctor's fee is $40 per visit) and had a surgery that cost $2,000, how much of these expenses did Jermaine pay directly?
(b) Elise has a health insurance strategy which has a deductible of $500, a $20 copayment on doctor visits, and coinsurance of 10% on all expenses other than those for which there are copayments. She visited the doctor 4 times last year (doctor's fee is $40 per visit) and underwent a surgery that cost $3,000. If instead she had had a policy with a $1,000 deductible, a $10 copayment on doctor visits and no coinsurance, (excluding the cost of the insurance) would she pay more or less than with her actual policy? By roughly how much (give a range)?