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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.
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
U.S. Latinos of Mexican ancestry are less likely to have health insurance than are non-Mexican Latinos. Insured Mexican Americans are more likely to be married, to have been born in the U.S. and speak English. They are also more likely to have finished high school, to be older than 35 years of age, and to have income above the federal poverty line.
November 15, 2009 | Story
Americans share their hopes and fears about health reform.
August 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
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.
August 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The Urban Institute - a nonpartisan economic and social policy research organization in Washington - studied the facts and issues related to health insurance coverage for Americans ages 55 to 64.
April 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
The National Academy of Social Insurance devoted a session of its January 19-20, 2006, annual policy research conference to the problem of ensuring health insurance coverage for older workers.
March 4, 2013 | Issue Brief
The impact of a much-discussed Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision that aims to limit variation in the amount of health care premiums charged to older adults compared to younger ones is explored in this brief.
January 13, 2010 | Issue Brief
A key component to the proposed health care legislation is the individual mandate, which requires all persons over the age of 18 to acquire health insurance.
June 1, 2008 | Issue Brief
An Urban Institute analysis looks at why young adults, accounting for 28 percent of America's uninsured population, are disproportionately uninsured and what policies could address their coverage gaps.