Abstract
Universal coverage requires a strategy to sever the link between insurance coverage and employment in order to build a more stable insurance base. Universality also will require subsidies to make coverage affordable. Given these realities, the authors evaluate different financing proposals-employer and individual premium mandates and taxes-in terms of equity, affordability, and administrative and political criteria. An expansion of Medicare offers an insurance alternative that takes advantage of existing administrative structures of national scope.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 7-20 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Health Affairs |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1994 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health Policy