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MSA's Can Be a Windfall for All

Policy Backgrounders | Health

No. 157
Friday, November 02, 2001
by Greg Scandlen

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Types of Health Spending Accounts
  3. A Drumbeat of Criticism
  4. Are Cost Savings from Raising Deductibles Exaggerated?
  5. Do MSAs Change Patient Behavior?
  6. Will MSAs Attract "the Healthy And the Wealthy" at the Expense of Everybody Else?
  7. Do MSAs Encourage People To Avoid Needed Preventive Care?
  8. Will MSAs Pull the Best Risks from "the Insurance Pool," Raising Costs for Those Who Remain?
  9. Can MSAs Help Control Costs over the Deductible, Where the Need Is Greatest?
  10. Conclusion
  11. Notes
  12. Appendix

Appendix

Appendix - Companies Selling MSA-Qualifying Insurance Plans
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