Adverse selection and price sensitivity when low-income people have subsidies to purchase health insurance in the private market

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The Health Access New Jersey program found that low-income people who did not purchase private health insurance even when provided with subsidies were concerned about costs.

author: Swartz, Katherine, Garnick, Deborah W.
New Jersey, Statistical Data Included, Prices and rates, Poor, Insurance

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Health insurance problems are not going away

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Genetic testing, higher medical costs and higher insurance premiums are expected to affect health insurance issues during the next presidential term.

author: Swartz, Katherine
Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors, Insurance Regulation, Editorial, Laws, regulations and rules, Insurance law

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Markets for individual health insurance: can we make them work with incentives to purchase insurance?

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Information on expansion of access to the individual health insurance markets of low-income people through income-based incentives to purchase health coverage is offered. Additional information on health insurance policies is included.

author: Swartz, Katherine
Administration of Public Health Programs, Health Programs, Planning, Marketing, Public health, Subsidies, Tax credits

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subjects list: Health insurance, Health insurance industry, United States
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