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Continuation of Research on Consumer Directed Health Plans
This technical report was produced for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the Department of Health and Human Services. The report extends and refines prior…
Tort Law and Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums
This paper estimated the effects of tort law and insurer investment returns on physician malpractice insurance premiums. Data were collected on tort law from 1991 through 2004, and multivariate regression…
Early Estimates of National Take-up
The 2003 Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA) approved tax-advantaged health savings accounts (HSAs) for certain high-deductible health insurance plans. We predict that MMA could lead to approximately…