National Health Insurance
Some Costs and Effects of Mandated Employee Coverage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10175466 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bridger M Mitchell, Charles E Phelps (0000-0002-4533-0682) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 553-571 |
| Publication date | 1976-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3808 • E-ISSN: 1537-534X |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/260459 |
| OpenAlex | W2025999382 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 2 |
This paper assesses some economic consequences of financing national health insurance by mandating that employers provide insurance for their employees and dependents. Effects in 1975 are simulated using data from a 1970 health care survey. The findings are as follows: (1) Employer premiums would rise between 5 and 21 billion for plans under congressional consideration. (2) Without offsetting subsidies, these premium increases will cause a transitory increase in unemployment of 0.4-1.4 percentage points. (3) As employer premium payments are shifted to employees, taxable income will fall, leading to additional tax expenditures of 1.3-5.9 billion. (4) Tax expenditure on existing subsidies to health insurance is $6.4 billion
Actuarial science · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Health insurance · Insurance premium · Labour economics · Medical Expenditure Panel Survey · Payment · Public economics · Subsidy · Taxable income · Unemployment · Accounting · Finance · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Global Health Care Issues · Healthcare Policy and Management
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1977 - 2017 (41) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |