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Federal Health Reform: Short-Term Implications

Publication Year: 
2010

Presentation by Julie Sonier to three committees of the Minnesota House of Representatives in Saint Paul, MN, April 6 2010.

New Report on Minnesota’s 2008 Health Reforms

April 6, 2010.  The National Academy for State Health Policy and the Commonwealth Fund have released a report exploring Minnesota's efforts to transform its health care delivery system.

Health Reform - A View from the Hill

March 31, 2010.  I had the opportunity to witness the Senate vote on the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 last Thursday afternoon, thanks to Lauren Gilchrist who is Senator Franken’s health Legislative aide.  Lauren is an MPH graduate of the University of Minnesota and one of my former students.  I literally raced to the hill, she grabbed a pass for me and off we went!  Two different groups of people asked me, “Do you know what bill they are voting on?”  Ah, yes, I do!

Expanding Coverage in States Video

Publication Year: 
2010

Forty-six million Americans, including nine million children, are uninsured, and the problem is growing. To combat this situation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is working in several areas to accomplish the goal of ensuring that everyone in America has affordable and stable health care coverage.

Ohio Is First State to Accept Sebelius’s CHIP Enrollment Challenge

March 12, 2010.  Ohio has joined a national challenge to sign up uninsured children who are eligible for Medicaid/CHIP but not enrolled.  The challenge was issued by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on February 4th--the first anniversary of President Obama's CHIPRA signing--and Ohio is the first state to respond.

Issue Brief: Lessons from Rhode Island's HEALTHpact Initiative

March 4, 2010.  Edward Miller and the SHARE research team led by Vincent Mor have released an issue brief presenting summary findings from their evaluation of Rhode Island's HEALTHpact initiative. 

Small-Group Health Insurance Reform in the States: Lessons from Rhode Island's HEALTHpact Plan (In-Depth Report)

Publication Year: 
2010

In this report, Edward Miller and the SHARE research team led by Vincent Mor (Brown University) present findings from their qualitative evaluation of Rhode Island's HEALTHpact initiative, which aimed to encourage take-up of health insurance coverage in the state's small-group market.  The program has seen only minimal take-up, and Miller and his co-authors explore the reasons why through an analysis of in-depth key informant interviews, enrollment data, and archival documents.  They conclude with a set of recommendations for future small-group reform efforts based on lessons l

Rhode Island's HEALTHpact Plan: Lessons for Small-Group Reform (Issue Brief)

Publication Year: 
2010

In this issue brief, Edward Miller and the SHARE research team led by Vincent Mor (Brown University) present findings from their qualitative evaluation of Rhode Island's HEALTHpact initiative, which aimed to encourage take-up of health insurance coverage in the state's small-group market.  The program has seen only minimal take-up, and Miller and his co-authors explore the reasons why through an analysis of in-depth key informant interviews, enrollment data, and archival documents.  They conclude with a set of recommendations for future small-group reform efforts based on less

Watch SHARE Webinar on Tax-Based Medicaid/CHIP Outreach

The SHARE webinar "Using Income Tax Information to Target Medicaid and CHIP Outreach," was broadcast on February 24th, and a recording of the event is now available for viewing on SHARE's website. 

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