"Risk adjustment, risk sharing and premium regulation in health insurance markets: theory and practice" describes the goals, design and evaluation of health plan payment systems. Part I contains 5 chapters discussing the role of health plan payment in regulated health insurance markets, key...

Front Cover -- Risk Adjustment, Risk Sharing and Premium Regulation in Health Insurance Markets -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Regulated Competition in Health Insurance Markets: Foreword by Alain Enthoven -- Acknowledgments -- I: Theory -- 1 Regulated Competition in...

"The public health benefits of giving city dwellers increased opportunities to lead physically active lifestyles are well known to urban planners, public health scholars, and government officials. Moreover, increases in "active living," such as walking and cycling, help the environment, support...