开放注册期与计划选择

Open enrollment periods and plan choices

Health Economics · 2020
被引 6
人大 A-

中文导读

利用联邦医疗保险优势计划开放注册规则的变更,研究参保人如何响应随时切换至五星级计划的选择,发现年内切换增加7-16%,且切换者健康状况更佳。

Abstract

Open enrollment periods are pervasively used in insurance markets to limit adverse selection risks resulting when enrollees can switch plans at will. We exploit a change in the open enrollment rules of Medicare Advantage to analyze how beneficiaries responded to the option of switching to a 5-star-rated plan at anytime, in a setting where insurers adjusted premiums and benefit design to counterbalance the increased selection risk. We present three findings: Within-year switches to 5-star plans increase by 7-16%; demand for 5-star plans across the years does not decline; and the enrollees who switch to a 5-star plan during the year are in better health status than those who do not switch.

开放注册期计划选择逆向选择星级评级