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The Next Generation of Data Linkage Projects: Priority Areas for SNACC under the ACA

Publication Year: 
2011

In this brief, SHARE grantee Mike O'Grady (NORC, University of Chicago) details the process of linking data sets, gives an overview of data linkage projects that have been undertaken to date

The Impact of Income and Cost Sharing on Health Care Use in State-Subsidized Plans

Publication Year: 
2011

Presentation by Beth Kilbreth (Univeristy of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service) at AcademyHealth's 2011 Annual Research Meeting.  Dr.

National Reform: What Can We Learn from Evaluations of Massachusetts?

Publication Year: 
2011

In this brief, SHARE grantee Sharon Long and her research team provide a meta-analysis of research on Massachusett's health reform and an assessment of what these findings mean for the Affor

The Influence of Benefit Design on Coverage Expansion Initiatives: Impact on Coverage Take-Up and Care Utilization

Publication Year: 
2011

Joel Cantor: Take-Up Likely to be Low in a Temporary High-Risk Pool in NJ

June 23, 2010.  The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010 makes $5 billion available to fund state-run high-risk insurance pools (HRPs) through 2013.

Julie Sonier Testifies to Minnesota House about the Short-Term Impacts of Federal Reform

April 8, 2010: SHADAC's new Deputy Director, Julie Sonier, testified on April 6th at an informational hearing before three committees of the Minnesota House of Representatives.  The pur

Barely Hanging On

Publication Year: 
2010

This report presents state-by-state trends in employer-sponsored health insurance coverage from 2000 to 2008.  This coverage has long been the mainstay of coverage in the United States, particularly for middle class families.

The report was released by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for the 2010 Cover the Uninsured Week, a national effort to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and demand solutions from our nation's leaders.

We’re Barely Hanging On to Employer Sponsored Health Insurance

March 17, 2010: A new report came out today that presents the grim toll that the two recessions of the 21st century have taken on employer-sponsored health insurance coverage.  "Barely

The Secrets of Massachusetts’ Success: Why 97 Percent of State Residents Have Health Coverage (Issue Brief)

Publication Year: 
2009

In this issue brief (based on a longer report), SHARE grantee Stan Dorn and his research team present preliminary findings from their evaluation of auto-enrollment procedures in Massachusetts.  The researchers use data from interviews with policymakers, stakeholders, advocates, and others, along with a review of published reports, to identify the factors that were important in encouraging, in particular, the enrollment of eligible, low-income uninsured.  Factors identified include: the use of state data rather

Report: Premium Assistance Programs Promote Private Coverage for Individuals and Employers

October 22, 2009:  Preliminary SHARE findings show the importance of keeping premium assistance programs affordable for consumers and minimizing the administrative burden of

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