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Massachusetts Health Reform: Employer Coverage From Employees' Perspective
Published: October 1, 2009
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The national health reform debate continues to draw on Massachusetts' 2006 reform initiative, with a focus on sustaining employer-sponsored insurance. This study provides an update on employers' responses under health reform in fall 2008, using data from surveys of working-age adults. Results show that concerns about employers' dropping coverage or scaling back benefits under health reform have not been realized. Access to employer coverage has increased, as has the scope and quality of their coverage as assessed by workers. However, premiums and out-of-pocket costs have become more of an issue for employees in small firms.
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Listed below is one grant that supported this project.
| Grant | Awarded to | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Assessing the impact of state health reform in Illinois, Massachusetts and New York |
Urban Institute (Washington, DC) ID#: 64315 Sharon K. Long, Ph.D. 202-261-5656 slong@ui.urban.org http://www.urban.org |
Actual award: $339,842 May 2008 to April 2010 |
RWJF may have supported this project with other grants that are not listed.
Massachusetts Health Reform Implementation
By:
McDonough JE, Rosman B, Butt M, Tucker L and Howe Kaplan L
Publication date:
June 3, 2008
Summary:
The Massachusetts reform rolls on, meeting major milestones, confronting challenges, both anticipated and unanticipated, and offering valuable and important lessons for the nation
Massachusetts Health Reform: Solving the Long-Run Cost Problem
Publication date:
January 14, 2009
Summary:
In a new analysis by the Urban Institute, researchers John Holahan and Linda Blumberg summarize the state???s accomplishments, examine the challenges, and suggest four options for addressing long-term costs.
Massachusetts Health Reform: High Costs and Expanding Expectations May Weaken Employer Support
By:
Draper DA, Felland LE, Liebhaber A and Lauer JR
Publication date:
October 2008
Summary:
Findings from a recent follow-up study on Massachusetts health reform conducted by the Center for Studying Health System Change, suggest two important developments that may threaten employer support as the reform plays out.
Monitoring Massachusetts Reform Efforts
Publication date:
October 28, 2008
Summary:
April 2006 marked the beginning of landmark health reform in this state. We've tracked the impact on coverage and costs, and surveyed doctors and employers for their views on how it's been working.
Massachusetts Health Reform: Employers, Lower-Wage Workers and Universal Coverage
By:
Felland L, Draper D and Liebhaber A
Publication date:
July 2007
Summary:
Through interviews with Massachusetts health care leaders, HSC examined how the law is likely to affect employer decisions to offer health insurance to workers and employee decisions to purchase coverage.
