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San Francisco's Pay Or Play Employer Mandate Expanded Private Coverage By Local Firms And A Public Care Program

January 7, 2013 | Journal Article

In 2008 San Francisco implemented a pay-or-play employer mandate requiring city firms to provide health insurance coverage to employees. Their experience shows that such a mandate is feasible, increases access, and is acceptable to many employers.

Small Group Health Insurance Reform in Rhode Island

February 1, 2011 | Journal Article

Interviews with key stakeholders reveal weaknesses in HEALTHpact, Rhode Island's insurance plan for small businesses. HEALTHpact created financial incentives for employees to lead healthier lives there has been limited enrollment in the plan.

Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance and the Promise of Health Insurance Reform

June 1, 2009 | Journal Article

Employee-sponsored insurance (ESI) accounts for over 90 percent of private health insurance in the United States. This article explores how reforms to the broader health care system might affect ESI.

Affordability of Health Insurance to Small Business

June 1, 2011 | Journal Article

This article considers foreseeable consequences of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) for small businesses and their employees. While insufficient subsidies might cause small businesses to forgo purchasing insurance, the ACA will cover more individuals through Medicaid and insurance exchanges.

Using Payroll Deduction to Shelter Individual Health Insurance from Income Tax

February 1, 2011 | Journal Article

This article examines the use of "Section 125" cafeteria plans offered by employers to shelter individual health insurance premiums from income tax.

Growth of Consumer-Directed Health Plans to One-Half of All Employer-Sponsored Insurance Could Save $57 Billion Annually

May 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Enrollment is increasing in consumer-directed health insurance plans, which feature high deductibles and a personal health care savings account.

Small Group Employer Participation in New Mexico's State Coverage Insurance Program

February 1, 2011 | Journal Article

Both administrative and financial concerns contribute to low, small group employer participation in New Mexico's State Coverage Insurance program.

Special Issue of Health Services Research Highlights State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) Studies

January 18, 2011 | Journal Article

This special issue of HSR: Health Services Research presents studies funded by the State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) initiative, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).

Massachusetts Health Reform

October 1, 2009 | Journal Article

This study provides an update on employers' responses under Massachusetts health reform in fall 2008, using data from surveys of working-age adults.

Health Risk Appraisals

September 1, 2009 | Journal Article

Risk appraisals might influence employees' health behavior, but they're not the entire answer. In this paper the authors explore the potential role of health risk appraisals as a tool for managing health care quality and costs in employer-sponsored insurance.