Notes that HMOs do not appear to extract more profits from consumers in markets dominated by for-profit firms than in markets where their share is smaller.

Much of the research examining the question of how federal financial aid affects decisions to enroll in college has focused on the behavior of students immediately following graduation, leaving unanswered the question of how changes in the availability of aid affects the behavior of older...

Examines how the welfare policymaking process has changed and probes the nature of state welfare politics under devolution, contrasting it with welfare politics on the national level. Analyzes the influence of interest groups and other key actors in the legislative process at both the state and...

In principle, high-risk pools are a brilliant solution to a serious dilemma: They would solve a pressing social problem, guaranteeing access to adequate coverage while allowing the private health insurance market to operate relatively unencumbered by “social†regulation. Subsidies...

Managed care plans—pressured by a variety of marketplace forces that have been intensifying over the past two years—are making important shifts in their overall business strategy. For example, they are moving to offer less restrictive managed care products and product features that...

In principle, high-risk pools are a brilliant solution to a serious dilemma: They would solve a pressing social problem, guaranteeing access to adequate coverage while allowing the private health insurance market to operate relatively unencumbered by “social†regulation. Subsidies...