Number: RL33702
Title: Health Insurance Basics: Roles for the Market and Government in Providing, Financing, and Regulating Private Insurance Coverage
Authors: Jennifer Jenson and Bernadette Fernandez, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: This report analyzes the roles of the market and government in providing, financing, and regulating private health insurance. It focuses on federal policy, and shows that although both the market and government play important roles, both also have limitations.
Pages: 9
Date: September 18, 2007