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The Effectiveness And Adoption Of Market-Based State Health Care Expansion Programs, Nathan Gregory Myers
The Effectiveness And Adoption Of Market-Based State Health Care Expansion Programs, Nathan Gregory Myers
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Market-based state health expansion programs are alternatives to government programs like Medicaid and SCHIP which also seek to expand access to health insurance for uninsured populations. These programs either utilize the private health insurance market or function according to market principles. The market-based policies at issue in this research are state high-risk health insurance pools, limited benefit plans, group purchasing arrangements, reinsurance programs, and Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability waivers. This research addresses two separate but related research questions: (1) Do these market-based programs provide general economic and social benefits for the citizens of a state? (2) What role does …