Health Insurance Benefit Design

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Research conducted by: RAND Health

Reports (10)

Feasibility and Design Options for a Potential Entity to Research the Comparative Effectiveness of Medical Treatments — Jan 15, 2010

The options available to Massachusetts as it considers establishing a comparative effectiveness center to guide health care purchasing decisions are feasible, but design decisions depend on the prioritization of comparative effectiveness research.

Require Individuals to Obtain Coverage — Jan 8, 2010

This document explores how requiring individuals to obtain health insurance (an individual mandate) would affect health system performance along nine dimensions.

Require Employers to Offer Coverage — Jan 8, 2010

This document explores how requiring employers to offer health insurance (an employer mandate) would affect health system performance along nine dimensions.

Increase the Use of "Bundled" Payment Approaches — Jan 8, 2010

This document explores how increased use of bundled payment approaches would affect health system performance along nine dimensions.

Ease Medicaid/SCHIP Eligibility Rules — Jan 8, 2010

This document explores how expanding Medicaid/SCHIP eligibility would affect health system performance along nine dimensions.

Modify Federal Tax Code to Create Incentives for Individuals to Obtain Coverage — Jan 8, 2010

This document explores how a refundable tax credit to offset the cost of health insurance premiums would affect health system performance along nine dimensions.

Create or Expand Access to Purchasing Pools — Oct 12, 2009

This document explores how creating or expanding access to purchasing pools would affect health system performance along nine dimensions.

Increase Cost-Participation by Employees (e.g., Through High-Deductible Health Plans) — Oct 12, 2009

This document explores how increased cost participation by employees would affect health system performance along nine dimensions.

Open Access to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) — Oct 12, 2009

This document explores how expanding access to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) would affect health system performance along nine performance dimensions.

Exploration of Selection Bias Issues for the DoD Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Demonstration — Apr 29, 2002

Health Affairs asked RAND to apply current theory and knowledge to identify how selection bias might occur as Medicare-eligible DoD beneficiaries enrolled in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP).

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Geoffrey F. Joyce

Codirector, UCLA/RAND Health Services Research Training Program

Geoffrey F. Joyce

Geoffrey F. Joyce is a senior economist at the RAND Corporation, associate professor at the University of Southern California (USC) School of Pharmacy, and senior research faculty member at USC's Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics. His research has been published in…

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