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October 5, 2012 | Presentation Material
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides subsidized coverage options for individuals up to 400 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL). States are responsible in large part for implementing the coverage expansions, and the ACA provides states the o ...
May 1, 2012 | Program Results Report
In 1997, researchers surveyed more than 22,000 public and private employers nationwide about the cost and benefits of the health insurance coverage they offered to workers and published findings in some 20 peer-reviewed articles.
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
America's Health Rankings (AHR), produced annually by the United Health Foundation, offers a state-level ranking of health determinants and outcomes. This article examines the utility of the AHR for state health departments in gauging performance.
November 9, 2011 | News Release
Study shows statewide rates for overweight and obesity among school-age children may be leveling off, but progress is uneven across counties.
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Current methods for reporting students' BMI to parents do not seem to have an impact on pediatric obesity in California.
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This article examines the impact of state health reforms in New York and Massachusetts. In 2006, Massachusetts enacted a comprehensive reform of health care with the goal of creating near-universal health coverage.
February 1, 2011 | Report
Report highlights early achievements in implementing the Affordable Care Act.
January 1, 2011 | Evaluation
Mathematica interviewed key policy-makers in the 12 Consumer Voices for Coverage states in mid-2010 to assess changes in the involvement, influence and effectiveness of consumer advocacy groups in shaping state health coverage policy over the period of the CVC grant program (2008 to 2010).
January 1, 2011 | Report
Making schools healthier, increasing access to fresh, local produce highest priorities.
May 9, 2011 | New Public Health Post
Faces of Public Health is a recurring editorial series on NewPublicHealth featuring individuals working on the front lines of public health and helping keep people healthy and safe. Today’s profile features Donald Williamson, State Health Officer of ...