A health insurance model for analyzing legislative policy options / Alan S. Burley, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burley, Alan S.

Series:

Health care issues, costs, and access.

Health care issues, costs and access series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congressional Budget Office.

United States.

Health insurance--Computer simulation.

Health insurance.

Health insurance--Government policy--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (77 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over the past several years, federal and state policymakers have considered a variety of proposals to increase health insurance coverage among the nation's residents. The federal government has devoted considerable effort, encompassing public health programs and tax incentives, to encourage U.S. residents to obtain health insurance. This book describes a model the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) developed to simulate and analyze an array of policy options involving health insurance coverage. It describes the model's design, basic methodology, and fundamental assumptions. To illustrate the model's use, this book reports estimates for two scenarios in which policy regarding health insurance coverage would differ from current law. This is an edited, excerpted and augmented edition of a Congressional Budget Office report.

Contents:

Construction of the base case

Health insurance coverage

Offers of employer-sponsored insurance

Creation of synthetic firms

Health insurance premiums

Calibration

Behavioral responses

Changes in relative plan value

Employer behavior

Individual coverage responses

Applications of the model.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61761-481-5

OCLC:

834604241