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Chris Conover: Deadweight Losses Really Do Matter In Determining If Medicaid Is More Cost-Effective Than Employer Plans


I appreciate Prof. Reinhardt’s thoughtful and civil response1 to my postsuggesting that Sally Pipes may be right in her claim that employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) being less expensive than Medicaid. My argument is that accounting for deadweight losses tips the scales back in favor of ESI. Prof. Reinhardt concedes that deadweight

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Posted: August 11, 2014 Monday 08:30 AM