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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

Health Reform in Massachusetts: An Update as of Fall 2010

Publication Year: 
2012

This report presents the latest findings from the Massachusetts Health Reform Survey (MHRS), which has been conducted since 2006 to monitor the impact of the Massachusetts health reform law.

SHADAC State Reform Survey Workgroup Report

Publication Year: 
2011

SHADAC assembled a State Survey Reform Workgroup in the fall of 2010 to share information between states that are considering how state health surveys can best capture progress on national and s

Maine’s Health Care Claims Database

Publication Year: 
2011

This State Data Spotlight describes how Maine’s all-payer claims database (ACPD) has been a useful example for states looking to create their own claims databases.

Achieving Universal Coverage through Comprehensive Reform: The Vermont Experience (Final Report)

Publication Year: 
2010

This report from SHARE grantee Ron Deprez and his research team at the Center for Health Policy, Planning, and Research at the University of New England presents the findings of a two-year compr

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

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

Publication Year: 
2009

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

Achieving Universal Health Coverage through comprehensive Health reform: The Vermont Experience (Year 1 Interim Report)

Publication Year: 
2009

This detailed report presents preliminary findings from the SHARE research team at the University of New England.  Led by Investigator Ron Deprez, Ph.D., the team is midway through a two-year comprehensive evaluation examining the impact of health care reform in Vermont as initiated by the 2006 Health Care Affordability Acts.

Options for Small Employer Health Insurance in Missouri

Publication Year: 
2006

This report addresses small employer health insurance options for the state of Missouri. It outlines the key attributes, respective benefits and challenges of both purchasing pools and reinsurance, provides examples of state initiatives that combine purchasing pools and reinsurance to better meet the needs of uninsured employees of small firms, and describes selected states’ experiences with state employee pool buy-ins. March 2006.

Individual High Risk Pools: A Case Study of the MN Comprehensive Health Assn

Publication Year: 
2008

A report funded by the New York State Health Foundation as part of a scan of the various strategies states are using to try to address the growing problem of small-group coverage; this report provides in-depth case studies on the strategies being used by Minnesota. September 2008.