A State-by-State Analysis

State-Level Trends in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance

A recent analysis of employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) coverage provides a baseline to facilitate monitoring Affordable Care Act expansions of public and private coverage in 2014. This study from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) found that health insurance coverage from ESI “eroded substantially” from 1999/2000 to 2010/2011 (study period).

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Covering the Uninsured

Through its work supporting state efforts to implement the Affordable Care Act, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has developed a series of tools and resources that can be useful to all states. The resources on this page provide insight into the critical issues with which states are grappling, including Medicaid, health insurance exchanges and private insurance market regulations.

Tools for States

2014 Medicaid Eligibility Transition Toolkit for States

The 2014 Medicaid Eligibility Transition Toolkit is designed to assist states in systematically identifying issues and decisions they will face as they convert to 2014. The toolkit was originally provided to two states by the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) as part of the State Health Reform Assistance Network that is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. NASHP has updated the toolkit to be applicable to any state and to reflect the final Medicaid eligibility rules.

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Video 1: Governor Kitzhaber Comments on Oregon's Work with the State Health Reform Assistance Network

Video 2: Cost Sharing & the Affordable Care Act

See more informative videos on the Affordable Care Act, state insurance exchanges, Medicaid, and other topics related to health insurance coverage on the Coverage YouTube channel.

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