Risk selection and risk adjustment: Improving insurance in the individual and small group markets

Inquiry

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 215-228

  Baicker, Katherine ^a,b   Dow, William H ^b,c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYER; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 69449104718     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_46.2.215     Document Type: Review

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