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Journal of Economic Perspectives

ISSN 0895-3309 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7965 (Online)

A Guide to Health Care Reform

  • David M. Cutler
Journal of Economic Perspectives
vol. 8, no. 3, Summer 1994
(pp. 13–30)
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Abstract

There are four rationales for health care reform: increasing the efficiency of health delivery; reforming the market for health insurance; providing universal coverage; and reducing the federal deficit. These goals are reflected in most reform proposals. Achieving these goals involves several problems, however. Paying for universal coverage may lead to labor supply or demand reductions. In addition, reform involves large federal risks that must be dealt with through deficit financing, reduced benefits, or lower subsidies.

Citation

Cutler, David M. 1994. "A Guide to Health Care Reform." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 8 (3): 13–30. DOI: 10.1257/jep.8.3.13

JEL Classification

  • I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
  • I11 Analysis of Health Care Markets
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