Health Insurance : A Primer.

Provides overview of the health insurance industry, including basic industry principles related to expenses, risk pools, underwriting, and plan and coverage type; tax preference; and health insurance regulation. Discusses the importance of health insurance; identifies health insurance sources, inclu...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Provides overview of the health insurance industry, including basic industry principles related to expenses, risk pools, underwriting, and plan and coverage type; tax preference; and health insurance regulation. Discusses the importance of health insurance; identifies health insurance sources, including employer-sponsored insurance, public programs, individual health insurance, and State high-risk pools, and the problem of the uninsured; and examines how health benefits are delivered and financed, including indemnity insurance, managed care, and consumer-driven health plans.
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