We All Want it, but We Don't Know What it is
October 1, 2011 | Journal Article
An expert panel expressed divergent opinions about what constitutes affordability of health insurance premiums under the ACA.
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Low Costs of Defensive Medicine, Small Savings from Tort Reform
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In this paper, the authors present the costs of defensive medicine in 35 clinical specialties to determine whether malpractice liability reforms would greatly reduce health care costs.
Beneficiary Price Sensitivity in the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Market
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Medicare Part-D added a new group of privatized prescription drug plans (PDPs) to the traditional plans offered under the Medicare Advantage program. This study examined how prices in the PDP market affect consumer (i.e.,beneficiary) behavior in choosing PDPs.
Report Shows Decline in Employees Accepting Health Insurance, Rising Insurance Premiums Across Nation
May 4, 2006 | News Release
State-by-state analysis shows significant percentage of adults in 25 statesdecline to accept employer's coverage offer.
Studying Expansion of Coverage and Access to Care in Three States
July 30, 2012 | Program Result
Researchers at the Urban Institute evaluated the impact of state health reforms in on insurance coverage and access to and use of health care in Massachusetts, New York, and Illinois, under State Health Access Reform Evaluation, an RWJF national program.
Health Reform in Massachusetts
September 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
An Update on Insurance Coverage and Support for Reform as of Fall 2008
Nearly Half of Families in High-Deductible Health Plans Whose Members Have Chronic Conditions Face Substantial Financial Burden
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
High-deductible health plans—typically with deductibles of at least $1,000 per individual and $2,000 per family—require greater enrollee cost sharing than traditional plans.
Access to and Affordability of Care in Massachusetts as of Fall 2008
May 28, 2009 | Issue Brief
Geographic and Racial/Ethnic Differences
Sustaining Health Reform in a Recession
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The challenges faced by Massachusetts as it attempts to sustain health reform in these difficult times provide important lessons for implementing reform in the rest of the country.
Health Reform in Massachusetts Cut the Uninsurance Rate Among Children in Half
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Massachusetts' 2006 health reform cut the uninsurance rate for children approximately in half in the first two years following implementation.