How Will Reform Affect Health Care Costs?
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Series of briefs outlines cost controls in health reform law.
The Urban Institute produces a series of quick-strike issue briefs on health care coverage and quality issues in the United States. Browse the series below.
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Will Health Reform Lead to Job Loss?
June 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
This brief, prepared by the Urban Institute on behalf of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, examines employment trends in Massachusetts as the state implemented health reform between 2006 and 2010.
Assuring Access to Care Under Health Reform
October 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This brief discusses four possible avenues for change that can help meet expected demand under the ACA and the workforce policies that could contribute to their success.
What is the Evidence on Health Reform in Massachusetts and how Might the Lessons from Massachusetts Apply to National Health Reform?
June 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Providing evidence of the possible gains under national health reform, Massachusetts' 2006 health reform initiative has improved health care access, use, affordability and quality.
Premium and Cost-Sharing Subsidies Under Health Reform
December 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
The Urban Institute looks at how various health reform bills make the trade-off between government costs and affordability for low- and middle-income families.
What Would Health Care Reform Mean for Small Employers and Their Workers?
December 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Brief demonstrates that small employers would benefit under House and Senate proposals.
Age Rating Under Comprehensive Health Care Reform
October 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
This brief quantifies the impact of age rating and implications for coverage, costs and household financial burdens.
Lessons for Health Reform from the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
August 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
How elements of the nation's largest employer-sponsored health plan might serve as a model for reform.
Massachusetts Health Reform
January 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
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.
The Individual Mandate in Perspective
March 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
The “individual mandate”—the requirement that individuals either have health insurance coverage or pay a fine—is both the best known and the least popular component of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). If the ACA were in effect today, 94 percent of the ...