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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Preparing for 2014
June 1, 2012 | Survey/Poll
In-depth qualitative and quantitative research with people who will be newly eligible in 2014 in Alabama, Maryland, and Michigan.
Medicaid Expansion Opt-Outs and Uncompensated Care
December 20, 2012 | Journal Article
The option for states to forgo Medicaid expansion may have unintended consequences regarding uncompensated care. This article analyzed two scenarios: total Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) reduction if a state fully expands Medicaid and DSH changes if the state forgoes expansion.
Refocusing Responsibility for Dual Eligibles
October 1, 2011 | Report
This report released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation examines cost and quality issues associated with the 9 million individuals who receive health care benefits from both Medicare and Medicare (dual eligibles). The authors from the Urban Institute explain why and how Medicare should take responsibility for them.
The Oregon Health Insurance Experiment
July 1, 2011 | Report
Results from the first year of the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment show that people with health insurance have significantly higher health care utilization, lower out-of-pocket medical expenditures and medical debt, and better self-reported health.
The Target Efficiency of Online Medicaid/CHIP Enrollment
February 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Brief examines success of ACCESS, Wisconsin's online benefits application system.
Overcoming Interagency Data-Sharing Barriers
January 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Innovative techniques to identify children eligible for Medicaid and CHIP.
Health Reform Across the States
March 1, 2011 | Report
Report provides detailed estimates of how health reform might affect health coverage, exchanges and Medicaid across states.
The Health Status of New Medicaid Enrollees Under Health Reform
August 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Brief provides a detailed look at the demographics and health characteristics of the new population now eligible for Medicaid under reform.
Medicaid Policy Changes in Kentucky under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
September 1, 2010 | Report
Report examines the impact of policy changes to Medicaid programs in Kentucky under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA).
Medicaid Policy Changes in Idaho under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
September 1, 2010 | Report
Report examines the impact of policy changes to Medicaid programs in Idaho under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA).