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

In this 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

Presentation by Laura Spicer at the 2009 APPAM Conference in Washington, DC, November 7 2009.

Presentation by Ron Deprez at the 2009 APPAM Conference in Washington, DC, November 5 2009.

Presentation by Lindsey Leininger at the 2009 APPAM Conference in Washington, DC, November 5 2009.

This SHARE-sponsored issue brief examines child enrollment trends in California's three main public insurance programs: Medi-Cal, Health Families, and Healthy Kids.  The researchers report an overall increase in total enrollment in public insurance programs in California from 2001 through 2007, along with an overall increase in new enrollments (enrollments of children who have not been enrolled in a given program in the prior 12 months), with some variation within programs and over time.  Based on enrollment trends, the authors note that outreach efforts may contribute to the cy