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May 6, 2009 | Evaluation
This evaluation, led by Judith Woodridge of Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. (MPR), looks at an initiative designed and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to establish state-based consumer health advocacy networks.
July 1, 2006 | Evaluation
This case study examines the trends in new Medicaid and SCHIP enrollment in California from 2000 through 2004.
January 1, 2001 | Program Result
From 1993 to 1997, the Pacific Business Group on Health, San Francisco, tested the predictive power and practical application of several risk-assessment tools used by large employers that offer their employees a choice of two or more health plans.
August 1, 2001 | Program Result
Children Now of Oakland, Calif., identified private sector-led approaches to expand health care coverage for children in California.
October 1, 2001 | Program Result
In 1997, researchers at Medimetrix Group, a consulting firm based in Cleveland, gathered information from focus groups in six cities to help the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) assess the field and obtain a solid base of information on which to develop program options for the estimated 10 to 11 million children who have no health insurance coverage.
April 1, 1997 | Program Result
In 1989, California became the second state in the United States to list maternal insurance data on birth certificates, thus linking self-reported insurance coverage to birth outcomes.
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.
July 6, 2011 | Issue Brief
In this paper, researchers address this question using a pay-or-play policy implemented in San Francisco in 2008 that requires employers to either provide health benefits or contribute to a public option health plan.
December 1, 2002 | Program Result
From 2000 to 2001, the Los Angeles Care Health Plan developed Health Express, an online screening tool for those in Los Angeles County without public health insurance to help them find the coverage options that best fit their needs.
July 1, 2001 | Program Result
The National Health Foundation led a coalition of private sector organizations to test the feasibility of developing a low-cost primary care-only insurance product for uninsured Los Angeles County residents.