This Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Synthesis Project Report addresses the topic of crowd-out, or public coverage substitution for private insurance, examining the evidence on crowd-out and its implications for future policies to expand coverage. June 2004.

Suggested citation:  Williams, C., G. Davidson, L. A. Blewett, and K. T. Call. "Public Program Crowd-Out of Private Coverage: What Are the Issues?”" The Synthesis Project: New Insights from Research Results, Policy Brief No. 5.Princeton, NJ: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, June 2004.