Health Policy Digest - April 14, 2009

April 14, 2009

PUBLIC PLAN WOULD COVER THE UNINSURED; MAY PUT PRIVATE INSURERS OUT OF BUSINESS

A public health insurance option for middle class families could help cover the uninsured but it may well put private insurers out of business, according to study...

LEWIN GROUP/LOS ANGELES TIMES

EXPOSING THE MYTHS OF UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE

Increasing eligibility for public health care coverage also increases the likelihood that a family will drop better quality private coverage, says health economist Devon Herrick...

NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS

THE FOLLY OF HEALTH INSURANCE MANDATES

Forcing employers to provide health benefits to workers who are unwilling to bear the premium costs themselves is tantamount to a tax on labor, forcing employees to accept a health insurance fringe benefit in lieu of wages, says health economist Devon Herrick...

NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS

HOW TO MAKE HEALTH INSURANCE AFFORDABLE

There is no competitive national market for individual health insurance. Instead, there are fragmented markets and large price differences, say Devon Herrick, a senior fellow, and Ariel House, a junior fellow, both with the NCPA...

NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS

TRAVELING FOR TREATMENT

In many countries, especially places like India, the quality of health care is very high and the price can be up to 80 percent less expensive, says Devon Herrick, a senior fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis...

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