Public Finance

1How are the providers of health care services to Medicaid recipients  paid? Has this affected the health care experiences of Medicaid  recipients? Explain.

2Suppose that in response to learning that some sick individuals were  denied health insurance, the government mandates that insurance companies offer insurance to everyone at unregulated rates.
 

3Part A: Do you think that this would help reduce the number of uninsured? Explain.
 

Part  B: An alternative strategy for reducing the number of uninsured might  be to mandate that insurance companies charge individuals with health  problems no more than individuals without health problems. Would this  help reduce the number of uninsured? Explain.