The research team led by Tom Oliver and Tom DeLeire at the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute has released early findings from their SHARE project evaluating Wisconsin's BadgerCare Plus coverage expansion.  This issue brief, "Wisconsin's BadgerCare Plus Coverage Expansion and Simplification: Early Data on Program Impact," reveals preliminary data showing increases of 12% and 18%, respectively, in the number of Wisconsin children and caretaker adults enrolled in the state's health program relative to baseline. The authors also report a leveling-off of program exi

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.

This Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Synthesis Brief addresses the topic of crowd-out, or public coverage substituion for private insurance. June 2004.