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Entrepreneurial Healthcare: A Study in State Policy Arbitrage

In: Public Policy in an Entrepreneurial Economy

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  • Scott Jackson

    (The George Mason University)

Abstract

The author explores the relationship between entrepreneurship and health policy, specifically insurance policy, and the question of optimal design of insurance system to catalyze entrepreneurial activity in light of current policies designed primarily to address equity and cost issues. The analysis reviews the theory on the impact of social policy, specifically health insurance, upon the entrepreneur, and constructs a framework for analysis of health financing/insurance with respect to entrepreneurial activity. It presents a high level summary of current state initiatives and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)/High-Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) and evaluates them in light of this framework. The author finds that HSAs/ HDHPs and transitioning the insurance market to an individually oriented market remain the policy alternative most consistent with an entrepreneurial economy.

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  • Scott Jackson, 2008. "Entrepreneurial Healthcare: A Study in State Policy Arbitrage," International Studies in Entrepreneurship, in: Zoltan J. Acs & Roger R. Stough (ed.), Public Policy in an Entrepreneurial Economy, chapter 5, pages 117-137, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:inschp:978-0-387-72663-2_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-72663-2_5
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