A Cost-Benefit Analysis Of The Individual Mandate In The Health Coverage System Of The Usa

Keywords

Health coverage; Individual mandate; Insurance; USA

Abstract

One of the challenging issues in the USA is health coverage system. The issue generally constitutes the major discussion topic of most presidential selection process. The paper analyses casual relationships of the issue and explains the cost benefit relationships between two policies, which are with the mandate and without mandate. One of the targets of the paper is to predict the effects of policy intervention on well being of the population regarding the health issue. By this way, the paper will generate a new approach on how to improve healthcare policy decisions. One of the most significant purposes of the study is to focus on policy alternatives regarding the health coverage system of the USA. The paper will study policy alternatives to decline the figures of people having no insurance. In order to decrease this amount, the paper will examine the cost-benefit of the system for the 20-year period.

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Publication Title

International Journal of Public Policy

Volume

11

Issue

1-3

Number of Pages

33-46

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPP.2015.068847

Socpus ID

84928342132 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84928342132

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