Does Open Enrollment Control Premiums? A Case Study from the “Medigap” Market
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13775035 |
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| Authors | Thomas Rice (0000-0002-4367-0202, University of California System, corresponding author), Katherine A Desmond (Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.), Peter D Fox (Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 291-300 |
| Publication date | 2004-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0046-9580 • E-ISSN: 1945-7243 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/004695800404100306 |
| PMID | 15669747 |
| OpenAlex | W2070152326 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
This article analyzes a change in "Medigap" regulations that occurred in Missouri in 1999. It allows Medicare beneficiaries in the state to switch to a different carrier each year so long as they retain the same standardized policy type, without losing their open enrollment privileges. The analysis is based on a comparison of various outcomes in Missouri and those in two comparison states, Kansas and Florida. We found little evidence that the policy change affected premiums charged by insurance carriers in Missouri, but conclude that other desirable aspects of the change make it potentially attractive for other states to follow
Actuarial science · Business · Control (management · Demographic economics · Economics · Public economics · State (computer science · Computer Science · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Global Health Care Issues · Healthcare Policy and Management
| Highly cited | No |
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