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Selection in Massachusetts' Commonwealth Care Program: Lessons for State Basic Health Plans

Publication Year: 
2012

In this brief, SHARE grantee Deborah Chollet and her co-authors Allison Barrett and Amy Lischko analyze risk selection over time in Massachusetts' CommonWealth Care program, which serves low

Louisiana Breaks New Ground: The Nation's First Use of Automatic Enrollment through Express Lane Eligibiltiy

Publication Year: 
2012

This report, from SHARE grantee Stan Dorn of the Urban Institute, details findings from an analysis of Louisiana's landmark used of

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

Louisiana Does It Again: The First Use of Express Lane Eligibility to Automate Children's Enrollment and Retention

Publication Year: 
2011

Presentation by Ian Hill (Urban Institute) at the 2011 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in Seattle, WA.  Mr.

Trends in U.S. Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance

Publication Year: 
2011

This report examines state-level trends in employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) and the factors that influence ESI.

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.

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

Achieving Universal Coverage through Comprehensive Reform: The Vermont Experience

Publication Year: 
2009

Principal Investigator Ron Deprez and his research team have released early findings from their SHARE project evaluating health reform outcomes in Vermont.  This issue brief, "Achieving Universal Coverage through Comprehensive Reform: The Vermont Experience," reveals evidence that the percentage of Vermont residents aged 0 to 64 with some type of insurance coverage increased by 2.4% between 2005 and 2008 and that most of this improvement came from increases in public coverage.  The brief provides a summary of key lessons learned from the Vermont health reform experience, emphasizi

Unstable Ground? Comparing Income, Poverty & Health Insurance Estimates from Major National Surveys

Publication Year: 
2009

Michael Davern's presentation at the 2009 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, "Unstable Ground? Comparing Income, Poverty & Health Insurance Estimates from Major National Surveys." June 29, 2009, Chicago IL.

At the Brink: Trends in America's Uninsured 1994-2007

Publication Year: 
2009

This report, "At the Brink: Trends in America's Uninsured 1994-2007" was released in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) Cover the Uninsured Week, March 22-28, 2009. The campaign has become the largest nonpartisan mobilization in history seeking solutions for the 45.7 million Americans who are uninsured. The report, prepared by SHADAC research, chronicles state-by-state health coverage trends.