Year: 2005
Type: article
Abstract: Interview with James Robinson and Thomas Lee on health savings accounts and high-deductible plans. (09:47)Download When President George W. Bush, in his second inaugural address, described his vision of an “ownership society,” he specified not only the ownership of homes, businesses, and retirement savings, but also that of health insurance. Today, the most visible embodiment of this goal in the health care sector is the health savings account (HSA), which reflects a philosophical shift in emphasis from collective to individual responsibility for the management and financing of care. HSAs form the core of the emerging “consumer-directed” insurance plans, imposing greater cost sharing on enrollees but permitting broader choices than the health maintenance organization (HMO) plans . . .
Source: New England Journal of Medicine
DOI: 10.1056/nejmp058097
Author: James C. Robinson
Institution: University of California, Berkeley
Language: English
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2087377089