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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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 ...
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.
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.
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
Employer-based health insurance coverage has eroded substantially, particularly in the small-group market. Small businesses and their employees have bit hit hard because of small-group purchasers are especially vulnerable to rising health insurance ...
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.
Coping with Risk Segmentation
February 1, 2003 | Issue Brief
Risk segmentation and the consequent wide variation in premiums create at least two kinds of problems. First, some high-risk people are not able to afford coverage. Second, the wide premium spread requires some people to pay much more than others for identical coverage.
Near-Universal Coverage Through Health Plan Competition
October 31, 2003 | Report
Combines refundable tax credits and insurance exchanges to promote lower cost, higher-value health coverage while allowing employers and individuals to continue current arrangements if they desire.
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.