The McCarran-Ferguson Act provides a limited exemption to the insurance industry from the federal antitrust laws. The act provides that the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, and the Federal Trade Commission Act apply to the business of insurance "to the extent that such business is not regulated by state law." That limited exemption from federal antitrust law does not extend to "any agreement to bo...

BACKGROUND The many forms of healthcare fee exemptions implemented in Burkina Faso since the 2000s have varied between total exemption (free) and cost subsidisation. This article examines both options, their contextual variations and the ways in which they affect access to healthcare for vulnerable people as well as the operation of the health system. This research is part of an interdisciplina...

BACKGROUND Health insurance premium exemptions for pregnant women are a strategy to increase coverage of maternal health services in sub-Saharan countries. We examine health insurance registration among pregnant women before or after the introduction of a premium exemption, and test whether registration increases utilization of maternal health services. METHODS Data were drawn from a retrospe...

The property-liability insurance industry has experienced significant turmoil during the past decade. Three related issues have received enormous attention: increases in the frequency and severity of insurance company insolvencies, high and increasing costs of automobile and workers’ compensation coverage, and volatility in prices and in availability of commercial liability insurance coverage. ...

BACKGROUND An increase in total vaccine exemptions (medical, philosophic, and religious) occurred in Arkansas after a 2003 legislation added a philosophic category and used a new process for vaccine exemptions. By legislative requirement, the Arkansas Department of Health monitored exemptions through the 2009-2010 school year. PURPOSE The goal of the study was to determine the prevalence of v...

During2014,numerouscommunitiesacross theUnited States have been affected by significant, largely avoidable outbreaks of vaccine-preventable illnesses (VPIs), such as measles, mumps, and pertussis.1 These outbreaks have been associated with increasing numbers of familiesactivelydeclining immunizationsagainstVPIs for their children.2 States can require that families submit documentation that thei...

The tax-exempt status of nonprofit hospitals has received increased attention from policymakers interested in examining the value they provide instead of paying taxes. We use 2012 data from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 990, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Cost Reports, and American Hospital Association's (AHA) Annual Survey to compare the value of community ...