Presentation by Gilbert Gonzales, "State Variation in Health Insurance Coverage Among Same-Sex Couples" at AcademyHealth's Gender and Health Interest Group Meeting June 23, 2012 in Orlando, FL.

Presentation by Joanna Turner, "Evaluating Changes to the Health Insurance Questions in the Current Population Survey: State Implications," at AcademyHealth's State Health Research & Policy Interest Group Meeting, June 23, Orlando, FL. 

Presentation by Julie Sonier, "Modeling the Coverage Impacts of Complex Policy Changes: A New Tool for States" at AcademyHealth's State Health Research & Policy Interest Group Meeting and Annual Research Meeting June 23rd and 24th in Orlando, FL.

Presentation by Brett Fried, "Combining Data from National Surveys to Improve Estimates of the Population Eligible for Medicaid," at AcademyHealth's State Health Research & Policy Interest Group in Orlando, FL on June 23, 2012.

This brief describes the promising approaches that five states shared with regards to the promising approaches  to outreach and streamlining application and enrollment processes, and consider the implications of these practices for implementing the ACA.

This is one of two briefs that draw on the experiences of five states (Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, New York and Oregon) that received federal grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) through the State Health Access Program (SHAP).

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Download the companion brief, "SHAP Enrollment and Eligibility Activities: Implications for Process and System Modernization under National Health Reform"