September 7, 2012
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Report
The case study states analyzed in these reports are Alabama, Colorado, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Virginia.
April 25, 2013
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Program Result
From 2009 to 2011, the Rural Policy Research Institute examined the impact of health reform proposals and the Affordable Care Act on rural people, places, and providers, and gave policy-makers unbiased, nonpartisan analysis.
June 1, 2012
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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.
June 1, 2012
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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.
June 1, 2012
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Issue Brief
This brief provides a walkthrough of the major takeaways from the tax regulations, as well as expected future guidance in the Affordable Care Act.
August 1, 2012
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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.
August 1, 2012
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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.
August 1, 2012
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Report
New Mexico has taken important steps in implementing the ACA , but despite their progress, considerable work remains.
August 1, 2012
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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.
May 1, 2012
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Issue Brief
Researchers at the University of Southern Maine's Muskie School of Public Service examine the implications of geographic rating, the practice of adjusting insurance premiums to reflect regional differences in the cost of health care, on risk pooling and insurance premiums.