State-sponsored programs for the uninsured: is there adverse selection?

Article Abstract:

The states of Maine and Washington have launched social programs in 1989 that offered subsidized health coverage to low-income and previously uninsured populations. Evidences suggest that the abandonment of medical screening procedures have not increased the possibility of excess utilization. Moreover, there were no unusual level of chronic illness that necessitated costly medical management among the enrollees.

Health Programs, Social aspects, Medical care, Maine, Public health, Medical care utilization

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Sliding-scale premium health insurance programs: four states' experiences

Article Abstract:

The initiative considered by Tennessee, Minnesota, Hawaii and Washington to offer health insurance coverage to moderate- and low-income families is analyzed. Additional information on implementation of sliding-scale premium health insurance programs in the above mentioned states is also included.

United States, Health Programs-State, Economic aspects, Prices and rates, Medical care, Cost of, Health care costs, Health policy, Hawaii, Minnesota, Tennessee

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