Risk equalisation in Ireland and Australia: A simulation analysis to compare outcomes

Armstrong, John; Paolucci, Francesco

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Risk equalisation in Ireland and Australia: A simulation analysis to compare outcomes

Date

2010

Authors

Armstrong, John

Paolucci, Francesco

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan Ltd

Abstract

Risk equalisation has been implemented in a number of countries as a means of providing explicit risk-adjusted transfers between health insurance undertakings to improve efficiency within the health insurance market, and make health insurance affordable.