Briefs

Rhode Island's HEALTHpact Plan: Lessons for Small-Group Reform (Issue Brief)

cauyeung — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:52:12 -0500

In this issue brief, 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 less

2009 Virgin Islands Health Insurance Survey - Fact Sheet

mkirsch — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:41:45 -0500

This fact sheet provides a summary of estimates of health insurance coverage gathered from the 2009 Virgin Islands Health Insurance Survey. February 2010.

2009 MN Health Access Survey - Fact Sheet

mkirsch — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:05:12 -0500

This fact sheet provides a summary of estimates of health insurance coverage gathered from the 2009 Minnesota Health Access Survey. February 2010.

Small Business Participation in the New Mexico State Coverage Insurance Program: Evaluation Results

cauyeung — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:10:43 -0500

In this issue brief, Dr. Anna Sommers and her research team at The Hilltop Institute (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) present findings about employer participation in New Mexico's State Coverage Insurance (SCI) program, a public/private partnership that provides access to subsidized health insurance for low-income uninsured adults (19 to 64 years old), who can sign up either independently or with sponsorship from a small employer (50 or fewer employees). Dr.

Dependent Coverage Expansions: Estimating the Impact of Current State Policies

cauyeung — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:44:47 -0500

This issue brief, produced by SHARE grantee Joel Cantor and his research team, examines common provisions in state dependent coverage regulations and addresses the analytic approach to--and challenges of--estimating the impact of these policies on coverage for young adults. The brief includes preliminary estimates of policy impact across multiple states using the estimation techniques discussed.

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

cauyeung — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:26:27 -0500

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

Trends in Child Enrollment in California’s Public Health Insurance Programs

cauyeung — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:28:04 -0500

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

Wisconsin’s BadgerCare Plus Coverage Expansion and Simplification: Early Data on Program Impact

cauyeung — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:10:43 -0400

The research team led by Tom Oliver and Tom DeLeire at the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute has released early findings from their SHARE project evaluating Wisconsin's BadgerCare Plus coverage expansion. This issue brief, "Wisconsin's BadgerCare Plus Coverage Expansion and Simplification: Early Data on Program Impact," reveals preliminary data showing increases of 12% and 18%, respectively, in the number of Wisconsin children and caretaker adults enrolled in the state's health program relative to baseline. The authors also report a leveling-off of program exi

Achieving Universal Coverage through Comprehensive Reform: The Vermont Experience

cauyeung — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:17:17 -0400

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

State of Reform: Evaluating State Efforts to Improve Access to Health Care

cauyeung — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:36:37 -0400