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December 1, 2006 | Program Result
The University of Washington examined whether community-level characteristics, such as unequal income distribution and segregation in housing, affect the decision to purchase private health insurance.
September 21, 2011 | Issue Brief
Efforts to lower Medicare spending have targeted the supplemental insurance program, Medigap. One proposal would put limits on Medicap coverage, but critics fear that would lead to higher out-of-pocket costs for beneficiaries.
June 5, 2009 | Issue Brief
If health insurance companies submitted competitive bids to offer Medicare coverage, President Obama says the government could save billions of dollars.
January 1, 2001 | Program Result
From 1995 to 1999, researchers from Harvard University School of Public Health evaluated the effectiveness of New Jersey's 1993 implementation of the Individual Health Coverage Program (IHCP).
August 1, 2003 | Program Result
In 1996-1999, investigators at the Urban Institute, Washington, investigated the effectiveness of the nation's health insurance system in providing coverage for older Americans using data from the 1992-1994 Health and Retirement study.
January 1, 2001 | Program Result
Starting in September 1991, researchers at the Pittsburgh Research Institute, Pittsburgh, compared the health care costs and use for employees at small firms and individual health plan subscribers with employees at large firms.