2013New England Journal of MedicineRequires access

The ACA and High-Deductible Insurance — Strategies for Sharpening a Blunt Instrument

J. Frank Wharam, Dennis Ross‐Degnan, Meredith B. Rosenthal

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By mandating insurance coverage and requiring affordable premiums but not enacting other cost-control mechanisms, the Affordable Care Act will cause a major shift toward high-deductible health plans — increasing the urgency of determining such plans' consequences.

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By mandating insurance coverage and requiring affordable premiums but not enacting other cost-control mechanisms, the Affordable Care Act will cause a major shift toward high-deductible health plans — increasing the urgency of determining such plans' consequences.

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By mandating insurance coverage and requiring affordable premiums but not enacting other cost-control mechanisms, the Affordable Care Act will cause a major shift toward high-deductible health plans — increasing the urgency of determining such plans' consequences.

Key concepts: Deductible, Health insurance, Medicine, Sharpening, Actuarial science, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health care, Business

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