Access to coverage for high-risks in a competitive individual health insurance market: via premium rate restrictions or risk-adjusted premium subsidies?
Article Abstract:
Issues concerning the use of risk-adjusted premium subsidies are presented. Subsidy formulae and simulated premium models which show that subsidies can eliminate premium rate restrictions are discussed.
Publication Name: Journal of Health Economics
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0167-6296
Year: 2000
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Risk sharing as a supplement to imperfect capitation: a tradeoff between selection and efficiency
Article Abstract:
A new study analyses risk sharing between insurers and a regulator in a competitive personal health insurance market.
Publication Name: Journal of Health Economics
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0167-6296
Year: 2001
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Health insurance and female labor supply in Taiwan
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A new study investigates how the availability of subsidized health care to Taiwan's non-working population affects the number of married women in the work force.
Publication Name: Journal of Health Economics
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0167-6296
Year: 2001
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