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June 4, 2013 | Journal Article
This article summarizes California’s Hospital Fair Pricing Act, which was passed in 2006 with the intent of protecting low-income uninsured patients from having to pay hospitals’ full billed charges.
May 1, 2012 | Report
One in 10 of the nation's 12.5 million nonelderly veterans report either not having health insurance coverage or using VA health care.
October 7, 2011 | Story
A Profile of Linda J. Blumberg, PhD, and Len M. Nichols, PhD.
July 6, 2011 | Issue Brief
In this paper, researchers address this question using a pay-or-play policy implemented in San Francisco in 2008 that requires employers to either provide health benefits or contribute to a public option health plan.
October 1, 2010 | Report
Related Read the Program Results: Looking at Comprehensive Safety Nets in Seven Communities A Primer on Health Care Safety Nets The Costs and Adequacy of Safety Net Access for the Uninsured: (Bexar County) San Antonio The Costs and Adequacy of Safet ...
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Investigation into subsidies for hospitals that provide a disproportionate share (DSH) of care to uninsured patients in California found that DSH subsidies do not effectively target the highest providers of care to the uninsured.
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Massachusetts' 2006 health reform cut the uninsurance rate for children approximately in half in the first two years following implementation.
April 16, 2010 | Program Result Report
In September 2008, Families USA, a national nonprofit organization advocating for high-quality health care, convened 20 interest groups for a dialogue on the possible contours of health care reform.
January 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Issue brief shows many states have expanded dependent coverage to young adults.
December 21, 2009 | Program Result Report
The Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences studied how the lack of health insurance affects individuals, families, communities and the nation and produced and disseminated six reports analyzing these consequences.