The Market Structure of the Health Insurance Industry

Austin, D. Andrew ; Hungerford, Thomas L.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Health insurance;    Health care reform;    Health care industry;    Industrial organization;    History;   

RP-ID  :  R40834
RP-ID  :  R40834_2010May25

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses whether or not the current health insurance market structure hinders the U.S. health system's ability to reach the policy goals of expanding health insurance coverage and containing health care costs. It also describes the forces that have shaped the health insurance industry, including its historical evolution, characteristics of health care and health insurance, determinants of supply and demand for health insurance, and the nature of competition among health insurers.