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Evaluating Health Reform at the State Level

July 30, 2012 | Program Result Report

Researchers at the University of Southern Maine analyzed the impact of new health plans in Maine and Massachusetts that were designed to cover uninsured residents, as part of State Health Access Reform Evaluation, an RWJF national program.

Growth of Consumer-Directed Health Plans to One-Half of All Employer-Sponsored Insurance Could Save $57 Billion Annually

May 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Enrollment is increasing in consumer-directed health insurance plans, which feature high deductibles and a personal health care savings account.

We All Want it, but We Don't Know What it is

October 1, 2011 | Journal Article

An expert panel expressed divergent opinions about what constitutes affordability of health insurance premiums under the ACA.

The Increased Concentration of Health Plan Markets Can Benefit Consumers Through Lower Hospital Prices

September 8, 2011 | Journal Article

The long-term trend of consolidation among U.S. health plans has raised providers' concerns that the concentration of health plan markets can depress their prices.

Assessing the Evidence for Value-Based Insurance Design

November 1, 2010 | Journal Article

High copayments for medical services can cause patients to underuse essential therapies.

Washington State Develops and Tests New Predictor of Patient's Health Needs

January 1, 2001 | Program Result Report

In 1997, the Washington Health Care Authority (HCA) - the state agency responsible for administering the benefit program for nearly 300,000 Washington public employees, retirees and dependents, and the largest health care purchaser in the state - implemented a health-status-based risk-adjusted payment system.

Does Enrollment in a CDHP Stimulate Cost-Effective Utilization?

August 1, 2008 | Journal Article

In examining health care utilization, consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) appeared to exert most of their influence in the first year with CDHP enrollees making fewer office visits than did PPO (preferred provider organization) enrollees.

Lessons: Economic and Political Barriers

September 21, 2005 | Evaluation

Economic and political changes have significant influence on grantee activity planning and implementation.

Studying Expansion of Coverage and Access to Care in Three States

July 30, 2012 | Program Result Report

Researchers at the Urban Institute evaluated the impact of state health reforms in on insurance coverage and access to and use of health care in Massachusetts, New York, and Illinois, under State Health Access Reform Evaluation, an RWJF national program.

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.