Publications
Publications
- August 2003 (Revised September 2008)
- HBS Case Collection
Note on Financing of the U.S. Health Care Sector
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Jeff Grahling
Abstract
This course describes the public and private sources of financing of the U.S. health-care sector,and identifies the characteristics of insurance policies, their costs, the structure of the insurance industry, and the role of consultants and brokers. The insurance characteristics include financial, premiums, risk, self-funding, individual U.S. group plans, the underwriting cycle, etc.
Keywords
Economic Sectors; Financing and Loans; Insurance; Industry Structures; Health Industry; Insurance Industry; United States
Citation
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Jeff Grahling. "Note on Financing of the U.S. Health Care Sector." Harvard Business School Background Note 304-039, August 2003. (Revised September 2008.)