The Affordable Care Act insurance reforms seek to expand coverage and to improve the affordability of care and premiums. Before the implementation of the major reforms, data from U.S. census surveys indicated nearly 32 million insured people under age 65 were in households spending a high share of their income on medical care. Adding these "underinsured" people to the estimated 47.3 million uninsured, the state share of the population at risk for not being able to afford care ranged from 14 percent in Massachusetts to 36 percent to 38 percent in Idaho, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas. Nationally, more than half of people with low incomes and 20 percent of those with middle incomes were either underinsured or uninsured in 2012. The re...
The nature of work is changing in the United States. The emergence of the gig economy and the rise o...
The U.S. is an outlier among similarly wealthy countries on two important healthcare metrics: covera...
Presents case studies of states reducing Medicaid beneficiaries' costly hospital visits by helping F...
Presents findings from a survey that examines health insurance coverage, rising healthcare costs, an...
Analyzes the House and Senate healthcare reform bills for the number of people likely to gain covera...
Projects the potential savings of low-income workers if they could save part of their income, tax-fr...
Analyzes results from the State Health Policies Aimed at Promoting Excellent Systems survey and a re...
Based on 2010 Commonwealth Biennial Health Insurance Survey data, analyzes the recession's effect on...
Identifies state policies that promote equitable access to quality health care and analyzes whether ...
Highlights declining health coverage and rising deductibles for American adults and the implications...
Outlines the failures of the healthcare system and the benefits of the Commonwealth Fund's comprehen...
Presents findings from a survey of state Medicaid officials on trends in spending, enrollment, polic...
Assesses high deductible health plans, and the likelihood that they would have a substantial effect ...
Examines interim indicators -- enrollment of the previously uninsured, responses from small firms an...
Compares coverage and cost estimates of bills to improve health coverage through private-public appr...
The nature of work is changing in the United States. The emergence of the gig economy and the rise o...
The U.S. is an outlier among similarly wealthy countries on two important healthcare metrics: covera...
Presents case studies of states reducing Medicaid beneficiaries' costly hospital visits by helping F...
Presents findings from a survey that examines health insurance coverage, rising healthcare costs, an...
Analyzes the House and Senate healthcare reform bills for the number of people likely to gain covera...
Projects the potential savings of low-income workers if they could save part of their income, tax-fr...
Analyzes results from the State Health Policies Aimed at Promoting Excellent Systems survey and a re...
Based on 2010 Commonwealth Biennial Health Insurance Survey data, analyzes the recession's effect on...
Identifies state policies that promote equitable access to quality health care and analyzes whether ...
Highlights declining health coverage and rising deductibles for American adults and the implications...
Outlines the failures of the healthcare system and the benefits of the Commonwealth Fund's comprehen...
Presents findings from a survey of state Medicaid officials on trends in spending, enrollment, polic...
Assesses high deductible health plans, and the likelihood that they would have a substantial effect ...
Examines interim indicators -- enrollment of the previously uninsured, responses from small firms an...
Compares coverage and cost estimates of bills to improve health coverage through private-public appr...
The nature of work is changing in the United States. The emergence of the gig economy and the rise o...
The U.S. is an outlier among similarly wealthy countries on two important healthcare metrics: covera...
Presents case studies of states reducing Medicaid beneficiaries' costly hospital visits by helping F...