THE IMPACT OF A PUBLIC OPTION IN THE U.S. HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET.

We develop a game-theoretical framework to examine the implications of the introduction of a nonprofit 'public option' in the U.S. health insurance market. In this model, heterogeneous consumers have to choose between two competing insurance plans. One plan is offered by a profit-maximizing private...

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Publicado en:Economic Inquiry Vol. 53; no. 1; pp. 508 - 522
Autores principales: Barbos, Andrei, Deng, Yi
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jan2015
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