Trends and changes in hospital use and capacity by ownership status and community poverty levels for large urban and suburban areas that may have important implications for the future of the hospital safety net in large metropolitan areas. The analysis raises questions about the effects of the expanding role of private hospitals as safety net … Read More
Jack Meyer and Elliot Wicks leverage their research to support formation of historic agreement to help reduce the number of America’s uninsured
January 18, 2007
Most of the nation’s largest health care organizations announced January 18, 2007 that they have agreed on a proposal that would significantly expand health coverage for America’s almost 47 million uninsured, starting immediately with expanded coverage for children in 2007. Calling itself the Health Coverage Coalition for the Uninsured (HCCU), the group is made up … Read More
COBRA Subsidies for the Unemployed: How Are They Working?
January 6, 2007
An analysis of the initial impact of COBRA subsidies created by Congress in February 2009 as a temporary but important new subsidy for unemployed workers’ health insurance.
Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) to Michigan Governor Granholm submits recommendations to reduce cost of health care benefits to employers
February 22, 2006
This report includes nine categories of recommendations that call for policy action at the state and federal levels to influence the cost and availability of employer-provided health care benefits.
Influence of Covering Kids and Families on Medicaid and SCHIP
June 1, 2005
This telephone survey of state officials in 36 states assesses the perceived impact of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Covering Kids and Families (CKF) program, which was designed to reduce the number of uninsured children and adults eligible for Medicaid or SCHIP programs who remain uninsured. The survey process allowed researchers to gather information about … Read More
Barriers to Achieving CKF Goals
December 22, 2004
This memo highlights how barriers appear to be affecting activities of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Covering Kids and Families (CKF) program, which was designed to reduce the number of uninsured children and adults eligible for Medicaid or SCHIP programs who remain uninsured.
An Analysis of CKF Coalitions, Final Report
July 1, 2004
This final report summarizes the results of a survey of what coalition members do to participate in the Covering Kids and Families (CKF) program and their opinions on the activities of their coalitions. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s CKF program was designed to reduce the number of uninsured children and adults eligible for Medicaid or … Read More
Final Report of the Governor’s Task Force on Access to Affordable Health Insurance
February 15, 2004
This report summarizes the goals and activities of the Governor’s Task Force on Access to Affordable Health Insurance, which was established to examine the reasons for increasing health care costs and health care access challenges, and to recommend strategies to address these challenges.
Outreach in a Time of Budget Tightness
July 18, 2003
This memo synthesizes the information gathered from state and local grantees about promising or successful outreach strategies for use in times of budget tightness. This process also provided the evaluation team with front-line experience with a major program goal: outreach implementation. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s CKF program was designed to reduce the number of … Read More