TY - JOUR
T1 - State high-risk pools
T2 - An update on the minnesota comprehensive health association
AU - Blewett, Lynn A.
AU - Spencer, Donna
AU - Burke, Courtney E.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2011/2/1
Y1 - 2011/2/1
N2 - State health insurance high-risk pools are a key component of the US health care system's safety net, because they provide health insurance to the "uninsurable." In 2007, 34 states had individual high-risk pools, which covered more than 200000 people at a total cost of $1.8 billion. We examine the experience of the largest and oldest pool in the nation, the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association, to document key issues facing state high-risk pools in enrollment and financing. We also considered the role and future of high-risk pools in light of national health care finance reform.
AB - State health insurance high-risk pools are a key component of the US health care system's safety net, because they provide health insurance to the "uninsurable." In 2007, 34 states had individual high-risk pools, which covered more than 200000 people at a total cost of $1.8 billion. We examine the experience of the largest and oldest pool in the nation, the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association, to document key issues facing state high-risk pools in enrollment and financing. We also considered the role and future of high-risk pools in light of national health care finance reform.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2009.185975
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2009.185975
M3 - Article
C2 - 21228286
AN - SCOPUS:78751517830
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 101
SP - 231
EP - 237
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 2
ER -
