In nearly one-third of U.S. counties, just one health insurer is offering marketplace coverage in 2017. Timothy S. Jost of the Washington and Lee University School of Law explores the underlying reasons for the health plan shortage and points to an obvious solution—one previously adopted by Congress for the Medicare prescription drug program.
Lessons for the Marketplaces from Medicare's Prescription Drug Program
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