New on the Web 70 (July 2010)
From Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and the University of Massachusetts Medical School: “Re-Forming Reform: What the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Means for Massachusetts”
From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: “Childless Adults Who Become Eligible for Medicaid in 2014 Should Receive Standard Benefits Package,” “Medicaid Expansion in Health Reform Not Likely to ‘Crowd Out’ Private Insurance”
From the Commonwealth Fund: “A New Era in American Health Care: Realizing the Potential of Reform”
From Health Affairs: “Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Dental Care for Publicly Insured Children”
From the Kaiser Family Foundation: “Explaining Health Reform: Questions about the Temporary High-Risk Pool,” “Medicare Advantage 2010 Data Spotlight: Plan Enrollment Patterns and Trends,” “Survey of People Who Purchase Their Own Insurance”
From U.S. PIRG: “Delivering on the Promise: A State Guide to the Next Steps for Health Care Reform”
From the Urban Institute: “Are State Challenges to the Legality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Likely to Succeed?”
From the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: “How Will the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 Affect Young Adults?,” “What Is the Evidence on Health Reform in Massachusetts and How Might the Lessons from Massachusetts Apply to National Health Reform”
From Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and the University of Massachusetts Medical School:
Re-Forming Reform: What the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Means for Massachusetts addresses federal reform’s impact on the state’s previous reforms, discusses how the federal law is financed, and highlights opportunities for further reforms to the state’s health care system. (June 2010)
From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities:
Childless Adults Who Become Eligible for Medicaid in 2014 Should Receive Standard Benefits Package explains that, while health reform allows states to provide newly eligible people with either regular Medicaid benefits or a less comprehensive package (comparable to private insurance), uninsured, childless adults tend to have greater health needs and would be best served by a more comprehensive package. Given that the federal government will pick up the vast majority of the costs of this expansion, it should be a viable option for states. (July 2010)
Medicaid Expansion in Health Reform Not Likely to “Crowd Out” Private Insurance finds that the expansion will overwhelmingly provide coverage to people who would otherwise be uninsured, rather than shift people with private coverage into Medicaid. The analysis shows that fears about “crowding out” private insurance are exaggerated and inconsistent with past experiences with similar expansions. (June 2010)
From the Commonwealth Fund:
A New Era in American Health Care: Realizing the Potential of Reform outlines the key features of the new law; discusses who will be most helped and how; and describes the ways in which the health care system will begin to provide better, more coordinated care to all Americans. The report also looks at the challenges ahead as the law’s provisions are implemented over the coming months and years. (June 2010)
From Health Affairs:
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Dental Care for Publicly Insured Children finds that Latino and African American children in Medicaid experience higher rates of tooth decay and visit the dentist less often than other children in the program. These findings raise concerns about Medicaid’s ability to address disparities in dental health, suggesting that policy makers should develop new approaches to eliminating disparities in Medicaid. (July 2010) Subscription Required
From the Kaiser Family Foundation:
Explaining Health Reform: Questions about the Temporary High-Risk Pool describes the pool and answers basic questions about who is eligible, what benefits will be provided, how much coverage will cost; and when it will go into effect. (July 2010)
Medicare Advantage 2010 Data Spotlight: Plan Enrollment Patterns and Trends finds that a small number of firms dominate enrollment, both nationally and in most states. While health reform is expected to affect plan participation, enrollment, premiums, and extra benefits, these plans will continue to be an important option for many beneficiaries. (June 2010)
Survey of People Who Purchase Their Own Insurance looks at the types of people who purchase individual insurance, how much they are spending on premiums and out-of-pocket costs, and their experiences with and responses to premium increases. (June 2010)
From U.S. PIRG:
Delivering on the Promise: A State Guide to the Next Steps for Health Care Reform describes the issues and opportunities that states will face when implementing the law, such as the state exchanges, consumer protections, provisions focused on lowering costs and improving quality, and ways that states can continue improving health care beyond the new law. The guide is a useful tool for policy makers and advocates alike. (June 2010)
From the Urban Institute:
Are State Challenges to the Legality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Likely to Succeed? discusses whether individuals or states have a strong constitutional argument against national health reform, looking at three main legal arguments. The brief asserts that, ultimately, the legal challenges are weak at best and unlikely to affect the law’s provisions. (June 2010)
From the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation:
How Will the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 Affect Young Adults? describes how different elements of health reform will help young adults, specifically the Medicaid expansion, subsidies for private insurance, the expansion of dependent coverage, and insurance market reforms. (July 2010)
What Is the Evidence on Health Reform in Massachusetts and How Might the Lessons from Massachusetts Apply to National Health Reform? finds that the state has made significant progress toward improving access, use, affordability, and quality of health for residents. As federal reform moves forward, policy makers should learn from Massachusetts’s experience with provider capacity and containing costs. (June 2010)
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