Section 125 Plans in the Post-Reform Environment
June 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Brief examines the impact of health reform on the tax code and individual insurance plans.
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Researchers Explore Patterns of Individual Health Insurance Coverage
November 30, 2007 | Program Result Report
The Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine explored the role of the individual health insurance market as a source of health insurance coverage for non-elderly adults in the United States.
Public Program Crowd-Out of Private Coverage
June 1, 2004 | Issue Brief
Coverage expansions by Medicaid, SCHIP and other state programs significantly increased the number of people covered by public insurance. Crowd-out occurs when people drop private coverage for public coverage, when those enrolled in public insurance ...
State-Level Health Insurance Coverage Estimates from the 2009 American Community Survey
July 1, 2011 | Survey/Poll
2010 ACS and CPS numbers to be released in September experts will provide insight in September 23 webinar.
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.
Rhode Island's HEALTHpact Plan
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.
Small-Group Health Insurance Reform in the States
March 1, 2010 | Report
related websites HEALTHpact Web site State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) Web site Employer-based health insurance coverage has eroded substantially, particularly in the small-group market. Small businesses and their employees have bit hit ...
Who Has Access to Health Care? A National Analysis
May 30, 2009 | Program Result Report
From 2004 to 2006, staff at the Urban Institute analyzed access to public and private health insurance and to health care among U.S. adults and children, especially those with chronic conditions, and how access has changed over time.
Measuring Adequacy of Coverage for the Privately Insured
April 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the adequacy of private insurance for adults and children. In response to increasing costs, private insurance programs have increased cost-sharing for their members, but little is known about changes to out-of-pocket spending at the national level.
Revisiting Crowd-Out
September 1, 2007 | Report
Recent policy discussions on SCHIP reauthorization have focused attention on how to limit crowd-out, especially as states expand eligibility beyond low-income children. This brief reviews recent findings on the size of crowd-out, the effectiveness of anti-crowd-out measures and the trade-offs policy-makers face.