We develop a model of selection that incorporates a key element of recent health reforms: an individual mandate. We identify a set of key parameters for welfare analysis, allowing us to model the welfare impact of the actual policy as well as to estimate the socially optimal penalty level. Using...

The Massachusetts Special Commission met from January to July 2009 to investigate reforming and restructuring the state’s health care system to provide incentives for efficient and effective patient-centered care and reduce variations in the quality and cost of care. This report details the...

The Massachusetts Special Commission met from January to July 2009 to investigate reforming and restructuring the state’s health care system to provide incentives for efficient and effective patient-centered care and reduce variations in the quality and cost of care. This report details...

I examine the impact of state policy decisions on the early impact of the ACA using data through the first half of 2014. I focus on the individual health insurance market, which includes plans purchased through exchanges as well as plans purchased directly from insurers. In this market, at least...