Joel Smith
Documents & Publications
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            Balancing Access and Costs: Health Benefit Structures for Privately Insured People
            
             Health insurance benefit structures, particularly cost-sharing amounts, can either encourage or discourage patients from seeking care. The goal is to strike the right balance so out-of-pocket costs don’t discourage people from getting needed care but do prompt them to consider costs before seeking discretionary care. In 2011, contracts between the…  |