The Affordable Care Act and health insurance markets simulating the effects of regulation

The Affordable Care Act changes the rating regulations governing the nongroup and small group markets while simultaneously encouraging enrollment through a combination of subsidies, tax credits, and tax penalties. Policymakers and other stakeholders are interested in understanding how these changes...

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Main Author: Eibner, Christine
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA RAND Corporation [2013], 2013
Series:Research reports
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The Affordable Care Act changes the rating regulations governing the nongroup and small group markets while simultaneously encouraging enrollment through a combination of subsidies, tax credits, and tax penalties. Policymakers and other stakeholders are interested in understanding how these changes might affect health insurance enrollment, premiums, and other coutcomes to inform exchange implementation and planning. In this report, we estimate the effects of the Affordable Care Act on health insurance enrollment and premiums in ten states (Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas) and the nation overall, with a focus on outcomes in the nongroup and small group markets
Item Description:Title from PDF title page
Physical Description:1 PDF file (xi, 64 pages) illustrations
ISBN:9780833082886
0833082884