The federal employees health benefits plan

This feature contains short articles on topics that are currently on the agendas of policy-makers, thus illustrating the role of economic analysis in illuminating current debates. Suggestions for future columns and comments on past ones should be sent to C. Eugene Steuerte, c/o Journal of Economic Perspectives, The Urban Institute, 2100 M Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20037. ■ Roger Feldman is Blue Cross Professor of Health Insurance, Division of Health Services Research and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Kenneth E. Thorpe is Robert W. Woodruff Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Bradley Gray is Assistant Professor of Health Economics, Institute for Government and Public Affairs, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.