Fair Enough? Inviting Inequities in State Health Benefits

New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 366, No. 8, pp. 681-683, 2012

3 Pages Posted: 9 Feb 2012 Last revised: 24 Feb 2012

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Jennifer Prah Ruger

University of Pennsylvania - School of Social Policy & Practice; University of Pennsylvania - Perelman School of Medicine

Date Written: February 8, 2012

Abstract

The Obama administration scored a political point in December with its bulletin on essential health benefits, appeasing critics of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by giving states the right to determine what those benefits should be. The proposal is politically savvy. But is it fair?

JEL Classification: I10

Suggested Citation

Prah Ruger, Jennifer, Fair Enough? Inviting Inequities in State Health Benefits (February 8, 2012). New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 366, No. 8, pp. 681-683, 2012, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2001999

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University of Pennsylvania - Perelman School of Medicine

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