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Gary Smith, Janet O'Keeffe, Letty Carpenter, Pamela Doty, Gavin Kennedy, Brian Burwell, Robert Mollica and Loretta Williams
George Washington University, Center for Health Policy Research
This report was prepared under contract #HHS-100-97-0015 between the U.S.
CONSUMER PROTECTION IN PRIVATE INSURANCE: STATE IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE A Report for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and EvaluationU.S. Department of Health and Human Services Contract No. HHS 100-97-0005 By: Stephanie Lewis, J.D., M.H.S.A. Karen Pollitz, M.P.P.
This article is intended to provide historical perspective on the Federal Government's involvement in the Cash and Counseling Demonstration and Evaluation as an example of the federal role in consumer direction. Specifically, it describes how previous research and analysis led to DALTCP's interest in sponsoring this social experiment and shaped our thinking about its purpose and design.