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Market Competition, Community Rating, Risk Equalisation And Efficiency In Health Insurance – A Case Study

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Risk equalisation payments threatened to undermine competition in the Irish health insurance sector, which is already dominated by a state‐owned provider with special access to policy‐makers. The Supreme Court's decision against such payments is therefore to be welcomed.

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  • Sean D. Barrett, 2009. "Market Competition, Community Rating, Risk Equalisation And Efficiency In Health Insurance – A Case Study," Economic Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 29(2), pages 50-55, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ecaffa:v:29:y:2009:i:2:p:50-55
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0270.2009.01894.x
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