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State and Federal Health Policy

This document outlines the first round of SHARE-funded research projects, detailing each study's research goals, principal investigator(s), and grantee institution.
  Presentation by Sharon Long, Karen Stockley (Urban Institute), and Shanna Shulman (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation) at the American  Economic  Association  Annual  Meetings, January 8, 2011 in Denver, CO.  This research examines the impacts of… Read more
Sommers A, Abraham JM, Spicer L, Mikow A, Spaulding-Bynon M.  "Small Group Employer Participation in New Mexico's State Coverage Insurance Program: Lessons for Federal Reform." 2011 Feb.  DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2010.01216.x
Presentation by Stan Dorn to Maryland's Health Care Reform Coordinating Council at August 31, 2010, "Entry to Coverage" workshop.  Mr. Dorn cites lessons learned from enrollment initiatives in Massachusetts and Louisiana, including the importance of prioritizing affordability and reducing… Read more
This brief addresses some of the issues that states will need to consider in making decisions about the health insurance exchanges that are a central part of the health insurance coverage strategy in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) enacted in March of 2010. Specifically,… Read more
With the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), SHARE’s most recent grants are quick-turnaround, policy-relevant studies aimed at identifying lessons to help states shape implementation of national health reform. The projects focus on topics such as monitoring the impact of reform at the… Read more
SHADAC Issue Brief #23 presents key implementation and data considerations for states as they contemplate the creation and role of health insurance exchanges.  Establishing health insurance exchanges is integral to implementing reforms under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act… Read more
In-depth presentation and virtual tour of Wisconsin's eligibility and enrollment system. Recorded October 13, 2010. Duration: 2 hours.   This webinar, recorded on October 13, 2010, is an in-depth presentation and virtual tour of Wisconsin's eligibility and enrollment system. The webinar… Read more
Presentation by Lynn Blewett at the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) Annual State Health Policy Conference, New Orleans, LA, October 5, 2010.  This work includes preliminary estimates of the number of low-income non-elderly adults who will be excluded from Medicaid because of… Read more
This report uses data from the 2008 American Community Survey to showcase significant variations in health insurance status, both within and across states by age, race/ethnicity and family income. Nationally, older children were more likely to be uninsured, white children were much more likely… Read more