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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.
March 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Brief looks at an innovative alternative for state-level reform: Rhode Island's HEALTHpact—designed specifically to encourage take-up key lessons for future iterations of small-group reform, both in Rhode Island and other states.
November 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Health Insurers Try to Tap Potential Market Growth
March 1, 2010 | Report
Employer-based health insurance coverage has eroded substantially, particularly in the small-group market. Small businesses and their employees have bit hit hard because of small-group purchasers are especially vulnerable to rising health insurance ...
February 16, 2012 | Program Result Report
The Rutgers Center for State Health Policy studied the provisions and impact of state policies requiring expanded dependent coverage for young adults on their parents' health plans as part of RWJF's State Health Access Reform Evaluation initiative.
October 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
How two states extended insurance coverage to more residents, and what others could learn from their experience.
February 1, 2003 | Issue Brief
Risk segmentation and the consequent wide variation in premiums create at least two kinds of problems. First, some high-risk people are not able to afford coverage. Second, the wide premium spread requires some people to pay much more than others for identical coverage.
June 27, 2011 | Program Result Report
Freelancers Union, launched the Freelancers Insurance Company (FIC) to provide affordable health insurance to low- and moderate-income independent workers.
October 31, 2003 | Report
Combines refundable tax credits and insurance exchanges to promote lower cost, higher-value health coverage while allowing employers and individuals to continue current arrangements if they desire.
November 4, 2009 | News Release
Most insurer growth strategies at odds with proposals to reform individual market.