Research Report The Urban Institute's Microsimulation Model for Reinsurance
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Model Construction and State-Specific Application
Bowen Garrett, Lisa Clemans-Cope, Paul Masi, Randall R. Bovbjerg
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The Reinsurance Institute simulated the effects of reinsurance on individual and employer behavior, observing state-specific characteristics. We constructed a baseline database for each state by reweighting and combining multiple data sources to create a profile of individual-level demographics and health expenditures, allowing for the computation of individual-level premiums. We grouped health insurance units together into risk pools consistent with state market rules to calculate the change a reinsurance subsidy would have on the premium levels faced by individuals and employers. These price changes drove simulated changes in premium and coverage levels, offer and take-up rates, and state costs.
Research and Evidence Health Policy
Expertise Health Care Coverage, Costs, and Access Modeling Federal and State Health System Reform
Tags Health insurance Health equity State health care reform