Wednesday, April 4, 2012

From U Pennsylvania: Designing health insurance exchanges

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22451998


LDI Issue Brief. 2012 Feb;17(5):1-4.

Designing health insurance exchanges: key decisions.

Source

Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Abstract

A cornerstone of health care reform is the establishment of state-level insurance exchanges where individuals and small businesses can purchase health insurance in an online marketplace. States are required to develop an exchange by 2014, or participate in a federal one. The exchanges will help people without employer-sponsored insurance find and choose a healthplan to meet their needs. This Issue Brief reviews the experience of Massachusetts in developing a health insurance exchange and offers policymakers guidance on key features and likely consumer responses.

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