A comparative analysis of mandated benefit laws, 1949-2002.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand and compare the trends in mandated benefits laws in the United States.

Data sources/study setting

Mandated benefit laws enacted in 50 states and the District of Columbia for the period 1949-2002 were compiled from multiple published compendia.

Study design

Laws that require private insurers and health plans to cover particular services, types of diseases, or care by specific providers in 50 states and the District of Columbia are compared for the period 1949-2002. Legislation is compared by year, by average and total frequency, by state, by type (provider, health care service, or preventive), and according to whether it requires coverage or an offer of coverage.

Data collection/extraction method

Data from published tables were entered in

SUBMITTER: Laugesen MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1713218 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature