A Primer on Health Care Safety Nets
November 1, 2009 | Toolkit
The health care safety net is commonly referred to health care providers that deliver care in a variety of settings to a diverse group of people.
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Are Consumers Better Protected When States Regulate Health Insurance?
May 1, 1998 | Program Result Report
George Washington University compared consumer protections under state-regulated health care plans with protections available under employer-paid self-insured plans, which federal law exempts from state regulations.
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 ...
1996 Conference Recommends Giving Tax Credits for Private Health Insurance
January 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
In 1996, the Galen Institute sponsored a conference on tax policy and health care reform, and, in 1999, published papers that had been commissioned for the conference in a book.
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.
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.
New Jersey's 1993 Reform of Individual Insurance Market Gets High Marks
January 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
From 1995 to 1999, researchers from Harvard University School of Public Health evaluated the effectiveness of New Jersey's 1993 implementation of the Individual Health Coverage Program (IHCP).
More Monitoring Needed to Evaluate How SCHIP Meets Children's Health Needs
July 11, 2008 | Program Result Report
From 1997 to 2000, researchers affiliated with the Maternal & Child Health Policy Research Center studied the role of insurance in determining children's access to primary care.
Uninsured in D.C. Better Off with Private, Not Public Insurance, Study Says
December 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
Georgetown University completed a study in early 2000 that suggested that the District of Columbia would be better served if health care for its uninsured and indigent populations were purchased through the private rather than the public sector.
State Insurance Exchanges Face Challenges In Offering Standardized Choices Alongside Innovative Value-Based Insurance
February 4, 2013 | Journal Article
Transparency about benefits and cost sharing, and uniform definitions and descriptions of design attributes—in plain English—will be necessary to support informed consumer decision-making.