Could a public health insurance option lead to more competitive markets?

Could a public health insurance option lead to more competitive markets?

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Author(s):
Pauly, Mark, V., author
Contributor(s):
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, issuing body.
Publication:
Philadelphia, PA : Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, December 2019
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Economic Competition
Insurance, Health
Public Sector
Medicaid
Medicare
United States
United States.
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Calls for the establishment of a "public option," which emerged during the debate on the Affordable Care Act, have re-emerged in this election season. Some proposals base the public option on Medicare, while others on Medicaid. In this article, Wharton professor and LDI Senior Fellow Mark Pauly discusses the likely effects of a public option on private markets, using experience in Medicare Advantage as a guide. Will the public option become the preferred one, sweeping away the private market? Or can the public and private options peacefully coexist?
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (6 pages))
Illustrations:
Portraits
NLM Unique ID:
101764495 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101764495