The Supreme Court's Surprising Decision on the Medicaid Expansion
August 1, 2012 | Story/Journal Article
How Will the Federal Government and States Proceed?
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An Introduction to the American Community Survey Health Insurance Coverage Estimates
September 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Latest brief explains new federal estimates of uninsured at the local level, identified by Census' American Community Survey.
The Difficult Job of Making Sure Federal Workers Get Equivalent Health Benefits
May 1, 2002 | Program Result
Health Systems Research conducted a conference to identify key questions involved in evaluating the effects of introducing parity in mental health services coverage and traditional medical care coverage for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
Study of Federal Health Tax Credit Program Finds it Expensive and Complicated
July 31, 2008 | Program Result
In 2002, the U.S. Congress enacted the Health Coverage Tax Credit to subsidize the purchase of coverage for certain individuals, particularly early retirees and workers displaced by international trade, who might otherwise be uninsured.
Coverage Ideas from the Field - 1
April 25, 2013 | Program Result
The Coverage Ideas from the Field call for proposals sought projects to increase the likelihood that the nation's health care debate would lead to solutions and build momentum to drive federal policy-makers to act.
Refocusing Responsibility for Dual Eligibles
October 1, 2011 | Report
This report released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation examines cost and quality issues associated with the 9 million individuals who receive health care benefits from both Medicare and Medicare (dual eligibles). The authors from the Urban Institute explain why and how Medicare should take responsibility for them.
Predicting the Effects of the Affordable Care Act
March 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) calls for significant policy changes that have meaningful and widespread implications for the U.S. health system. Microsimulation models were utilized throughout the legislative process that ...
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.
Executive Authority to Reform Health
January 1, 2009 | Report
This paper explores the scope and limits of President Barack Obama's ability to invoke his executive authority to reform health care. Specifically, it identifies ways the Obama administration can use directives to: (1) expand Medicaid and SCHIP coverage through section 1115 waivers (2) test quality initiatives through Medicare demonstration authority (3) expand health information technology (4) allow drug reimportation and experiment with contracting power under Medicare (5) enhance patient protections and private coverage requirements (6) lift coverage restrictions on Medicaid and SCHIP and (7) build on the health insurance program for federal employees.
Tax Credits for Health Insurance
January 1, 2009 | Report
This paper discusses the role that tax law can play in the implementation of health reform. The tax code has served as the primary vehicle for subsidizing health care in the United States, with subsidies averaging $245 billion per year. Use of the tax code to support or implement health policy is extremely common in proposals at both the federal and state levels.