How We Can Pay for Health Care Reform
July 1, 2009 | Report
A new analysis shows that savings from many popular health reform ideas would finance the lion's share of the cost of comprehensive health care reform.
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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Changes to the Tax Exclusion of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Premiums
June 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Researchers from the Urban Institute explore possible changes to the tax exclusion of employer-sponsored health insurance premiums as a potential source of financing for health reform.
Health Care Reform for Children with Public Coverage
June 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Analysis looks at implications of reform concepts for children and considers the potential risks of shifting children who currently have public coverage into plans sold in a new exchange.
Health Insurance Exchanges
April 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Researchers from the Urban Institute review some of the key problems facing purchasers of insurance—whether they be individuals or employers—and outline whether and how a public health insurance exchange might address them.
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.
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.
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.
Setting Income Thresholds in Medicaid/SCHIP
January 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
This Urban Institute analysis compares current costs of living and costs of employer-sponsored insurance with figures from a decade ago.
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.