Quantitative Analysis Reports
Medicaid Expansion Would Lighten Spending Burden
A state-by-state analysis shows where Medicaid expansion could have the most impact on reducing the financial burden of medical costs.
Medicaid
Urban Institute Real Time Policy Analysis
No Vet Left Behind
As many as 40 percent of the nation's 1.3 million uninsured veterans could qualify for Medicaid under provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a new analysis suggests. Whether veterans receive these benefits depends on which states opt to expand Medicaid.
State Network Resources
Medicaid Expansion: Who Won't Be Eligible?
Despite the far-reaching Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), large numbers of low-income uninsured adults won't be eligible because of their immigration status. This brief provides the first state-specific estimates of the number of uninsured low-income adults who fall into that category.
Survey
Support for State Insurance Exchanges Spans Party Lines
Fifty-five percent of the public say establishing the exchanges is a “top priority,” according to a survey released by RWJF, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health.
Urban Institute Real Time Policy Analysis
More to Gain, Less to Lose
Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation, hospitals will likely gain $2.59 in new revenue from Medicaid participants for every dollar lost from private health insurance revenue.
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ACA Implementation - Monitoring and Tracking Series: Colorado
April 1, 2012 | Report
The authors conclude that with less than two years to go before the ACA is fully implemented, Colorado is reasonably well positioned and has made substantial progress in implementing health reform.
ACA Implementation--Monitoring and Tracking Series: Oregon
March 1, 2012 | Report
While Oregon has moved rapidly on health reform implementation, it still faces challenges. The authors conclude that in spite of challenges facing the state, Oregon is well positioned to fully implement the ACA, as well as its own health care reforms by January 1, 2014.
ACA Implementation - Monitoring and Tracking Series: Quantitative Analysis
February 23, 2012 | Report
The Urban Institute produces a series of reports documenting coverage trends across the country.
ACA Implementation--Monitoring and Tracking Series: Rhode Island
February 1, 2012 | Report
Rhode Island has completed many essential steps toward implementing an operational health insurance exchange, and in November 2011 was the first in the nation to receive a level two establishment award following its successful bids for a planning grant.
Access to Care for SCHIP and Medicaid Enrollees
February 1, 2005 | Evaluation
This memo examines site visit respondents' perceptions about access to care among those covered by Medicaid and SCHIP as well as the uninsured in the 10 sample states, and identifies some of the barriers to access that members of these groups experience.
Access to Health Care and Medicaid Top Concerns of State and Local Officials
November 1, 1996 | Program Result Report
Researchers at George Washington University, Washington, conducted a nationwide questionnaire survey to gather information on health policy and public health concerns of officials from governors' offices and legislative staff in almost every state.
Access to Health Care in the Community for Ex-Prisoners - Defining Guidelines
July 14, 2008 | Program Result Report
The Community Voices: Healthcare for the Underserved program of Morehouse School of Medicine convened two meetings in 2006 to define guidelines for health care access for prisoners re-entering the community.
Accreditation to Approve Health Plans and Providers
April 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
The 2010 federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) calls for use of accreditation to ensure quality in the managed health care sector and provide resources to state policy-makers through public-private partnerships. “Accreditation” is a comprehensive evalua ...
Accuracy in Self-Reported Health Insurance Coverage Among Medicaid Enrollees
January 1, 2008 | Journal Article
In this study, the authors discover that Medicaid beneficiaries report their health insurance status fairly accurately in public surveys, which means that policy-makers and those studying health insurance may rely upon this data.
Accuracy of Hospital Administrative Data in Reporting Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Newborns
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Compared to clinical data, administrative data is an inaccurate source of information on hospital-associated bloodstream infections in NICU patients.