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Benefits of Slower Health Care Cost Growth for Employees and Employers

Apr 2012

This report by Jonathan Gruber of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology models the potential benefits to the economy if health care costs were to grow more slowly than projected.

 

Multi-State Plans Under the Affordable Care Act

Apr 2012

The paper, by the George Washington University,  examines key implementation issues on Multi-State Plans under the ACA based on interviews with federal and state policy makers and others. 

 

Declining Health Insurance in Low-Income Working Families and Small Businesses

Apr 2012

This Urban Institute report finds that declines in employer sponsored insurance (ESI) have been greater for low-income than high-income families, and greater for small firms than large ones.

 

ACA Implementation—Monitoring and Tracking Series: Colorado and New York

Apr 2012

These are the fourth and fifth state-specific reports, in a series of ten, from the Urban Institute to track and monitor the implementation process and effects of the ACA. These reports look at the progress underway in Colorado and New York.

 

Iowa – Using Tax Information to Enroll Eligible Kids

Apr 2012

This State Data Spotlight, produced by the State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC), describes how Iowa collected necessary information via tax forms to determine which Iowa children are uninsured but meet the requirements to qualify for the state's CHIP program or Medicaid.

 

Creating Seamless Coverage Transitions Between Medicaid and the Exchanges

Apr 2012

This brief draws from current state programs that have successfully dealt with coverage transitions between existing programs. The lessons learned from current state programs can help other states develop policies and procedures that foster seamless coordination of care during coverage transitions between Medicaid managed care organizations and qualified health plans in the exchanges.

 

Overview of Final Exchange Regulations

Apr 2012

This brief summarizes key provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), which codifies Medicaid eligibility and enrollment.

 

Overview of Final Medicaid Eligibility Regulation

Apr 2012

This brief provides an overview of the final and interim final rules codifying Medicaid eligibility and enrollment provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).

 

State Milestones for ACA Implementation

Apr 2012

This brief identifies critical Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation milestones for states to achieve by the end of 2012.

 

Estimating the Impact of the Medical Loss Ratio Rule: A State-by-State Analysis

Apr 2012

This issue brief, from the Commonwealth Fund, estimates the rebates expected in each state if the new Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) rules had been in effect a year earlier.

 
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