Upjohn Research

Title

The Political Economy of Health Care Reforms

Authors

Huizhong Zhou, Western Michigan University

Year

2001

Abstract

A leading group of health care economists propose solutions to problems related to Medicare, managed care, health insurance, coverage for the uninsured, and the role of tax policy in health care.

Contents

Introduction / Zhou Huizhong

1. The Not-So-Simple Economics (and Politics) of Medicare Reform / Len M. Nichols
2. Managed Care and Social Welfare / Laurence Baker
3. Covering the Uninsured / Jonathan Gruber
4. Health Insurance and the Labor Market / Brigitte Madrian
5. Health Care Consumer Choice / Catherine G. McLaughlin
6. Positive Economics and Dismal Politics / Robert B. Helms

Citation

Zhou, Huizhong, ed. 2001. The Political Economy of Health Care Reforms. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

ISBN

9780880992244 (cloth) ; 9780880992237 (pbk.)

Subject Areas

EMPLOYMENT and COMPENSATION; Health insurance