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Selection in Massachusetts' Commonwealth Care Program: Lessons for State Basic Health Plans
Publication Year: 2011

Presentation by Dr. Allison Barrett (Chapin Hall, University of Chicago) at AcademyHealth's 2011 Annual Research Meeting.  Dr. Barrett provides an overview of the Commonwealth Care ("CommCare") program, discusses whether premium subsidies helped the program to attract low-risk enrollees, and examines the characteristics of CommCare enrollees as compared with individuals purchasing coverage in the commercial market. The presentation concludes with recommendations based on the results of this study for states considering the creation of a Basic Health Plan under the federal Affordable Care Act.

The Impact of Income and Cost Sharing on Health Care Use in State-Subsidized Plans
Publication Year: 2011

Presentation by Beth Kilbreth (Univeristy of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service) at AcademyHealth's 2011 Annual Research Meeting.  Dr. Kilbreth discusses the results of a SHARE-sponsored study evaluating risk selection in public health plans in Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont.  Dr. Kilbreth explores: (1) whether state-sponsored public plans targeting low-income uninsured workers experience adverse selection; (2) to what extent enrollment risk in these programs is affected by enrollee cost sharing; and (3) how out-of-pocket cost sharing affects utilization among low- and moderate- income public plan enrollees.  The presentation concludes with a discussion of the policy implications of the study findings.Presentation by Beth Kilbreth (Univeristy of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service) at AcademyHealth's 2011 Annual Research Meeting.  Dr. Kilbreth discusses the results of a SHARE-sponsored study evaluating risk selection in public health plans in Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont.  Dr. Kilbreth explores: (1) whether state-sponsored public plans targeting low-income uninsured workers experience adverse selection; (2) to what extent enrollment risk in these programs is affected by enrollee cost sharing; and (3) how out-of-pocket cost sharing affects utilization among low- and moderate- income public plan enrollees.  The presentation concludes with a discussion of the policy implications of the study findings.

National Reform: What Can We Learn from Evaluations of Massachusetts?
Publication Year: 2011

In this brief, SHARE grantee Sharon Long and her research team provide a meta-analysis of research on Massachusett's health reform and an assessment of what these findings mean for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and for the evaluation of the ACA's impacts.  In particular, they discuss findings from the range of studies that examine the effects of Massachusetts' health reform on non-elderly adults, focusing on work that has evaluated insurance coverage; health care access and use; and the affordability of care.

Preparing for National Health Reform: Lessons from Massachusetts
Publication Year: 2011

Presentation by Sharon Long, "Preparing for National Health Reform:  Lessons from Massachusetts," given at the Population Association of America (PAA) Annual Meeting, April 2, 2011.

Tracking the Impacts of Health Reform: Lessons from Massachusetts
Publication Year: 2011

Presentation by Sharon Long describing how Massachusetts has collected and used data to inform health policy.