Fundamentals Briefing
| Date: | APRIL 22 AND MAY 6, 2005 |
| Title: | Insurance 101: The Fundamentals of Private Health Insurance |
| Managers: | Sally Coberly, PhD & Lisa Sprague |
| Summary: | This invitation-only, two-part briefing for congressional staff examined the fundamentals of private health insurance. Experts discussed key insurance concepts; the regulatory framework for insurance; the characteristics of the large group, mid- and small-group, and nongroup markets; and the business of insurance. |
| Related Materials: |
A briefing book was prepared for the seminar; an electronic version containing links to the sessions' presentations and handouts as well as to additional articles, reports, and other resources is linked in the title.
An update to this session was conducted in 2008; see also the briefing book compiled for that session. |
| NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY FORUM | |
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| Washington, DC 20037 | E nhpf@gwu.edu |
