Mandated coverage

[vshnayder]

Interesting short paper on the tradeoffs between mandated benefits vs public provision (not specific to health care, but directly relevant). More nuanced that most of the stuff we see today.

http://www3.amherst.edu/~jwreyes/econ77reading/Summers

(from http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2009/09/is-mandate-tax.html)