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To evaluate the viability and role of employer-sponsored health insurance within broader national health reform efforts focused on efficiency and equity.

May 1, 2009INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing

Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance and the Promise of Health Insurance Reform

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TBThomas C. BuchmuellerBrookings Institution AMAlan C. MonheitRutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Policy analysis evaluates the role of employer-sponsored insurance in the United States, suggesting substantial restructuring is necessary to achieve equitable and efficient coverage.

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To evaluate the viability and role of employer-sponsored health insurance within broader national health reform efforts focused on efficiency and equity.
Conceptual and economic policy analysis assessing the goodness of fit of employer-sponsored health insurance within contemporary economic and healthcare environments.
Employer-sponsored health insurance presents structural obstacles to achieving optimal economic efficiency and equitable coverage distribution.
Effective health system reform requires either significantly modifying existing employment-based models or transitioning to alternative coverage structures.

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Buchmueller et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a737a535946a55bc0fb667f https://doi.org/10.5034/inquiryjrnl_46.02.187

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Policy analysis evaluates the role of employer-sponsored insurance in the United States, suggesting substantial restructuring is necessary to achieve equitable and efficient coverage.

Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance and the Promise of Health Insurance Reform

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Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance and the Promise of Health Insurance Reform

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