What does income elasticity of demand mean for insurance companies and medical providers for making a decision?

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What does income elasticity of demand mean for insurance companies and medical providers for making a decision? 

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Income elasticity in the case of demand is a tool to measure the change in demand for goods with respect to change in the level of income. It is one of the three concepts of demand elasticity wherein the change in quantity demanded is studied with respect to change in income. The other two concepts are price elasticity and cross elasticity.

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