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HIFA Evaluation Study

Publication Year: 
2010

Two reports were produced for the Second Phase of the HIFA Evaluation Study, Medicare/Medicaid Research and Demonstration Task Order Contract:  Final Report on the Two-State Enrollee Survey and Supplementary Report on the Two-State Enrollee Survey.  This study evaluated the the relationship between the HIFA initiative and the number and rate of uninsured for health care in states that implement HIFA waivers. 

Two reports were produced for the Second Phase of the HIFA Evaluation Study, Medicare/Medicaid Research and Demonstration Task Order Contract (MRAD/TOC) HHSM-500-2005-00027I, T.O. 2

These reports are not available for download at this time, but are available upon request to Dr. Kathleen Call, callx001@umn.edu or 612-624-4802.

The reports are described below:

Oregon Opens Lottery for State-Subsidized Insurance to More Low-Income Adults

February 3, 2010.  The state of Oregon has begun expanding the pool from which names of low-income adults are randomly drawn for enrollment in state-subsidized insurance coverage through the Oregon Health Plan (OHP), for which they are eligible through a 1115 Medicaid expansion waiver.  The drawings, which began on February 1st, will be held each month until OHP enrollment increases by 35,000.    

Oregon Governor Signs Bill Expanding Coverage for Children

August 5, 2008. Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski signed the “Healthy Kids” bill yesterday, expanding insurance coverage for the state’s children. Through a 1% assessment on insurers and a 2.8% assessment on large hospitals, the legislation will extend coverage to an estimated 80,000 Oregon children currently without insurance.

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