Poor Substitutes -- Why Cooperatives and Triggers Can't Achieve the Goals of a Public Option
New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 361, p. 1617, October 2009
Posted: 15 Oct 2011
Date Written: 2009
Abstract
According to a recent survey, a majority of U.S. physicians support health care reform that includes a new national public health insurance plan, which would compete with private plans. Polls have shown that a substantial majority of Americans support the public option as well.
Keywords: health reform, public option health insurance
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Hacker, Jacob S., Poor Substitutes -- Why Cooperatives and Triggers Can't Achieve the Goals of a Public Option (2009). New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 361, p. 1617, October 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1944263
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