Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
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The Public's Health Care Agenda for the 113th Congress
January 24, 2013 | Survey/Poll
The answer: It depends. Survey results on this issue are a mixed bag. of respondents say establishing state insurance exchanges should be top priority for state leaders In this comprehensive survey, researchers queried the public about their priorit ...
Health Reform in Virginia
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The work of a high-profile advisory council, led by a well-positioned secretary of health and human resources, has made Virginia “far more ready than many people think” for health care reform, according to this “Report from the States.”
Eliminating Fraud and Abuse
July 31, 2012 | Issue Brief
This policy brief focuses on eliminating fraud and abuse in Medicare and Medicaid and explores the challenges involved in putting the new tools into place.
Managing State-Level ACA Implementation Through Interagency Collaboration
July 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
This report describes the early lessons learned from state officials and technical experts related to the leadership and coordination strategies needed to successfully implement the Affordable Care Act (ACA) at the state level. The brief: Discusses ...
Protecting High-Risk, High-Cost Patients
June 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
There is little question that the ACA will improve the nongroup and small group insurance markets for everyone in them, including the high-risk population. Yet insurance market reforms, guided by requirements for EHBs, AVs, and other tools provided by the ACA, are and will remain a work in progress.
Churning Under the ACA and State Policy Options for Mitigation
June 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
To lessen the damage done by churning, it will be important for states to provide consumers with intensive assistance to help them navigate through the involuntary coverage transitions.
Deteriorating Health Insurance Coverage: Coverage Takes the Biggest Hit in the South and Midwest
August 1, 2012 | Report
Implementation of the ACA would result in the greatest gains of coverage among residents in regions with the lowest coverage rates in 2010—the South and the West of the United States.
ACA Implementation - Monitoring and Tracking Series: Virginia
August 1, 2012 | Report
Virginia has not indicated how it will respond to the now optional expansion of Medicaid coverage or whether it will establish an exchange. But at the same time, it has created a highly regarded process for debate on the exchange.
ACA Implementation - Monitoring and Tracking Series: New Mexico
August 1, 2012 | Report
New Mexico has taken important steps in implementing the ACA , but despite their progress, considerable work remains.
Opting in to the Medicaid Expansion Under the ACA
August 1, 2012 | Report
This analysis suggests that the approximately 15.1 million uninsured adults who could gain coverage under the ACA Medicaid expansion are a diverse group in terms of their age and race/ethnicity.