Document Type
Working Paper
Date of This Version
7-1-2016
Keywords
Affordable Care Act, forensic economics, tort awards, lawsuits, health insurance
JEL Classification
I13, I18, K41
Abstract
This paper identifies a major issue with windfall payments under either possible interpretation of the ACA as it currently stands. Several alternatives are proposed that would eliminate the windfalls. We advocate the establishment of a tort award funded “Federal Stabilization Fund” to improve the economic efficiency of future health care awards in the age of the Affordable Care Act
Working Paper Number
1606
Recommended Citation
Congdon-Hohman, Joshua and Matheson, Victor, "Economic Windfalls and the Affordable Care Act: A Policy Proposal" (2016). Economics Department Working Papers. Paper 191.
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/econ_working_papers/191
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