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Health Insurance, Managed Care and Mandated Coverage
Updated February, 2008.
For more than a decade, Legislators regularly debate whether mandates actually ensure adequate protection for their constituents or further simply increase their health care costs. Here are some links that provide background, information and examples of legislation regarding mandated coverage.
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NCSL Tables & Other Documents
Please see links at the right of this page.
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NCSL Publications & Related Internet Sites
Health Insurance and Managed Care: Overview - 2007
NCSL Managed Care Website - Additional information, news and links for general managed care topics - 2007
HMO State Laws - a 50-state compilation and summary. - 2007
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Other Websites and Useful Links*
California Health Policy Roundtable: Mandated Health Insurance Benefits: Tradeoffs Among Benefits, Coverage and Costs. (.pdf)
Connecticut Health Care Insurance Mandated Benefits - CT Office of Legislative Research brief, 12/07. 
Council for Affordable Health Insurance: 50- state mandate information. (.pdf)
and State Legislators' Guide to Health Insurance Solutions. (.pdf)
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association- Link here for an article on The Problem with Mandates
Heritage Foundation- How Health Insurance Mandates Misdiagnose the Disease
National Center for Policy Analysis- The Cost of Health Insurance Mandates, Mandate-Lite Policies Piece (July 9, 2007)
PriceWaterhouseCoopers- The Factors Fueling Rising Healthcare Costs
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill- State Mental Health Parity Background Piece and State by State Chart
*NOTE: NCSL provides links to other Web sites from time to time for information purposes only. Providing these links does not necessarily indicate NCSL's support or endorsement of the site.
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