Government as Reinsurer: Potential Impacts on Public and Private Spending

This paper analyzes the potential effects of alternative government reinsurance mechanisms on public and private expenditures in group and nongroup health insurance markets. High reinsurance thresholds, with the government taking responsibility for costs over $50,000 per year, would absorb a small s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Linda J. Blumberg, John Holahan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2004-05-01
Series:Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5034/inquiryjrnl_41.2.130