Health Insurance: California Public Employees' Alliance Has Reduced Recent Premium Growth
HRD-94-40
Published: Nov 22, 1993. Publicly Released: Nov 22, 1993.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the effectiveness of the California Public Employees' Retirement System's (CalPERS) Health Benefits Program in controlling its members' health plan costs, focusing on the: (1) program's cost-containment record; (2) factors that contributed to its trend in premium rates; (3) impact of its cost-containment efforts on its members' benefits; and (4) applicability of the program as a model for managing health insurance premiums.
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