Health Benefits Simulation Model (HBSM) Summary Documentation
September 2010
Lewin contact: John Sheils
The Health Benefits Simulation Model (HBSM) is a micro-simulation model of the US health care system. HBSM is a fully integrated platform for simulating policies ranging from narrowly defined insurance market regulations to Medicaid coverage expansions and broad-based reforms involving multiple programs. The model has been adapted to simulate the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and can be used to model other health reform proposals.