State Coverage Strategies: Success Varies; Vision Remains

This year’s summary of state strategies for health reform highlights the dramatic variation that has existed among the states in 2008. Some states were attempting to enact sweeping reforms, others passed incremental changes, while still others did not have health care high on their agenda. Despite the uncertainty caused by the beginning of the economic downturn and with State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) restrictions from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), many states were able to make progress.

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Northeastern States Continue Implementation of Comprehensive Reforms [1], Substantial Health Reforms: passed in 2008 [2],  Maryland: Medicaid Expansion and Small Business Assistance [3],  Rhode Island Pursues Health Reforms in Public and Private Sectors [4],  Attempts to Enact Comprehensive Health Reforms Face Obstacles [5],  States Establish Frameworks for Health Reform [6],  State Coverage Strategies: Evolving with Time and Effort [7]