Documents/GAO2010/1: Wellbeing and Financial Security/1.1.1: Health Insurance

1.1.1: Health Insurance

Assess trends and issues in public and private health insurance coverage and reforms

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Key Efforts: Analyze implementation of mandated and „„potential reforms, such as modifications to federal tax policies and new insurance-purchasing arrangements, for their estimated impact on the numbers of uninsured, costs of health care services, the health insurance industry, and implementation challenges for federal and state agencies. Evaluate trends, and the distribution „„of health insurance coverage, including long-term-care insurance and employer sponsorship of private health insurance for employees and retirees. Analyze the coverage and affordability „„of products available to consumers in the individual and small-group insurance markets. Assess the impact of public and private „„agencies’ efforts to achieve compliance with federal and state health insurance standards.

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