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California Finds a Prescription to Make Health Insurance Premiums Equitable

January 31, 2001 | Program Result Report

In 1995 and 1996, the California Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board developed a risk-adjustment mechanism that was applied to small employer group health insurance purchasers in the Health Insurance Plan of California (HIPC).

Explaining the Increase in Family Financial Pressures from Medical Bills Between 2003 and 2007

September 9, 2010 | Journal Article

This article examines whether affordability thresholds of financial strain due to medical bills change over time. The increasing cost of health care is a central issue in health policy and out-of-pocket spending for families has grown faster than incomes in the past decade.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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California Finds a Prescription to Make Health Insurance Premiums Equitable

Explaining the Increase in Family Financial Pressures from Medical Bills Between 2003 and 2007