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Health Insurance Covering Preventive and Wellness Care for Independent Workers

July 23, 2013 | Program Results Report

Freelancers Union built on its experience running a health insurance company to launch nonprofit insurance CO-OPs - authorized under the Affordable Care Act to compete with for-profits on health insurance exchanges - in OR, NJ, and NY.

The Affordable Care Act Has Led to Significant Gains in Health Insurance and Access to Care for Young Adults

January 1, 2013 | Journal Article

The Affordable Care Act enables young adults to remain as dependents on their parents’ health insurance until age 26, and recent evidence suggests that as many as three million young adults have gained coverage as a result.

Can Expanding Dependent Coverage to Young Adults Reduce the Number of Uninsured?

February 16, 2012 | Program Results Report

The Rutgers Center for State Health Policy studied the provisions and impact of state policies requiring expanded dependent coverage for young adults on their parents' health plans as part of RWJF's State Health Access Reform Evaluation initiative.

Health Care Financing and Organization Grant Recipient Studies "Spells Without Insurance" and Emerging Insurance Issues

October 7, 2011 | Story

A Profile of Katherine Swartz, PhD.

RWJF Seeks Coverage of 95 Percent of All Americans by 2020

May 6, 2011 | News Release

Nation's largest health foundation unveils multi-pronged approach to supporting states in health reform implementation.

Does Health Insurance Make You Fat?

April 1, 2011 | Book

This study tested the hypothesis that body weight is influenced by insurance coverage.

What are the Consequences of Waiting for Health Care in the Veteran Population?

January 1, 2011 | Journal Article

The Veterans Health Administration (VA) is a test case for the effect of appointment wait times on the use of health services and health outcomes.

Raising Premiums and Other Costs for Oregon Health Plan Enrollees Drove Many to Drop Out

December 1, 2010 | Journal Article

This study illustrates the effects of even modest changes in Medicaid cost-sharing policy on vulnerable populations.

Could We Have Covered More People at Less Cost?

June 1, 2010 | Journal Article

This study evaluated how the recently enacted health reform law performed relative to a large number of alternative designs on measures of effectiveness and efficiency.

Ensuring the Consumer Voice in Coverage and Quality in Massachusetts

May 1, 2010 | Report

This Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiative aims to ensure that consumers have an effective voice in efforts to achieve quality coverage and care as the details of implementing Massachusetts' health reform are hammered out. Carolyn Needleman, Ph.D., of Social Research Associates was contracted by the Foundation to assess the project's progress.

Barriers to care: financial