Consider Savings as Well as Costs
July 11, 2011 | Issue Brief
This report finds that state governments are likely to spend $92-129 billion less from 2014 to 2019 with implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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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How Effectively Does the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Help Laid-Off Workers and States Cope with Health Care Costs?
March 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
A new analysis from the Urban Institute concludes that these provisions are likely to achieve only partial success.
Health Insurance Coverage of Young Adults
June 1, 2008 | Issue Brief
An Urban Institute analysis looks at why young adults, accounting for 28 percent of America's uninsured population, are disproportionately uninsured and what policies could address their coverage gaps.
Implementing National Health Reform
May 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Urban Institute offers five-part strategy for reaching the eligible uninsured.
Who Will be Uninsured After Health Insurance Reform?
March 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Report provides state-by-state look at those who will still be without health coverage.
Why the Individual Mandate Matters
December 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Report studies what health reform might look like without the individual mandate.
Does the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Permit the Purchase of Health Insurance Across State Lines?
August 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Brief examines new rules for allowing the purchase of health insurance across state lines.
What is the Impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on the States?
June 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
The health reform law would mean a small increase in state spending on Medicaid through 2019 but would allow states to reduce current spending in several areas.
Prospects for Reducing Uninsured Rates Among Children
January 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Only 440,000 kids who are currently eligible for public insurance might be covered privately if their parents received government support to pay a share of their employer-sponsored insurance premiums.
Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans (CO-OPs)
August 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This report provides a preliminary look at prospects for the ACA’s Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans (CO-OPs)—nonprofit, member-governed insurance plans. The Department of Health and Human Services recently proposed rules for this loan program an ...