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Massachusetts Health Reforms: Uninsurance Remains Low, Self-Reported Health Status Improves As State Prepares To Tackle Costs

Publication Year: 
2012

The Massachusetts health reform initiative enacted into law in 2006 continued to fare well in 2010, with uninsurance rates remaining quite low and employer-sponsored insurance still strong.

The Impacts of State Health Reform Initiatives on Adults in New York and Massachusetts

Publication Year: 
2011

This article examines the impact of state health reforms in New York and Massachusetts.

Using Payroll Deduction to Shelter Individual Health Insurance from Income Tax

Publication Year: 
2011

This article examines the use of "Section 125" cafeteria plans offered by employers to shelter individual health insurance premiums from income tax.

Measuring the Impact of Outreach and Enrollment Strategies for Public Health Insurance in California

Publication Year: 
2011

This article examines the impact of various outreach strategies on enrollment of children in California public health insurance programs.

The Effects of Medicaid and CHIP Policy Changes on Receipt of Preventive Care among Children

Publication Year: 
2011

Increasing reimbursements for well-child visits and preventive dental care increased the number of children who received preventive care in Kentucky and Idaho; other policy changes included ince

Small Group Health Insurance Reform in Rhode Island Promises and Pitfalls of the HEALTHpact Plan

Publication Year: 
2011

Rhode Island's HEALTHpact plan has been unpopular because it is too complex, lacks a subsidy, and is perceived as having low value.

Small Group Employer Participation in New Mexico's State Coverage Insurance Program: Lessons for Federal Reform

Publication Year: 
2011

Both administrative and financial concerns contribute to low, small group employer participation in New Mexico's State Coverage Insurance (SCI) program.

How Have State Policies to Expand Dependent Coverage Affected the Health Insurance Status of Young Adults?"

Publication Year: 
2011

This evaluation of the effect of state dependent coverage expansion policies on health insurance coverage for young adults found that the laws did not significantly reduce the rate of young adul

State-Level Health Policy Research: Looking Back, Looking Ahead (Editorial)

Publication Year: 
2011

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) supports research on state-level policy efforts through its State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) initiative.

The Effect of Premiums on the Small Firms Decision to Offer Health Insurance

Publication Year: 
1997

Feldman, R., B. Dowd, S. Leitz and L. A. Blewett. 1997. “The Effect of Premiums on the Small Firms Decision to Offer Health Insurance.” Journal of Human Resources 32: 635-658.