Access to and Affordability of Care in Massachusetts as of Fall 2008
May 28, 2009 | Issue Brief
Geographic and Racial/Ethnic Differences
Price of Care
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Explaining the Increase in Family Financial Pressures from Medical Bills Between 2003 and 2007
September 9, 2010 | Journal Article
This article examines whether affordability thresholds of financial strain due to medical bills change over time. The increasing cost of health care is a central issue in health policy and out-of-pocket spending for families has grown faster than incomes in the past decade.
Expert Reflection
October 1, 2011 | Commentary
Making judgments about how much a person could pay for health insurance is difficult?even for an expert panel member.
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.
Massachusetts Health Reform
January 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
In a new analysis by the Urban Institute, researchers John Holahan and Linda Blumberg summarize the state's accomplishments, examine the challenges, and suggest four options for addressing long-term costs.
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.
Mandates and the Affordability of Health Care
June 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the "affordability" standard with regard to consumption patterns for health coverage and services. The author explores crucial differences between health care consumption and the consumption of other merit goods (i.e., food and housing).
Access and Affordability
May 28, 2009 | Journal Article
Access, affordability, and coverage have improved since 2006, but rising health costs have eroded some gains in affordability of care.