1. Risk-sharing mechanisms under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) are intended to smooth risk across health plans and neutralize the potentially disproportionate risks and costs anticipated as a result of PPACA requirements;See Ursula Taylor;Spreading the Risk under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: The Three Rs and Lessons from Another Industry's Reinsurance Mechanism
2. The Early Impact of the Affordable Care Act, State by State