Cost Issues

Follow-Up Evaluation of the Covering Kids & Families Access Initiative

Publication Date: 
March 17, 2008

Covering Kids & Families Access Initiative (CKF-AI) was developed in 2003 to learn more about the variety of access barriers that can prevent meaningful use of insurance coverage even after children and families are formally enrolled. This first phase of the follow-up evaluation was led by Carolyn Needleman, Ph.D., of Social Research Associates.

Changes to the Tax Exclusion of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Premiums: A Potential Source of Financing for Health Reform

Publication Date: 
June 25, 2009

Researchers from the Urban Institute explore possible changes to the tax exclusion of employer-sponsored health insurance premiums as a potential source of financing for health reform.

Efficiency and Quality: Controlling Cost Growth in Health Care Reform

Publication Date: 
June 11, 2009

Research identifies five options for controlling health care costs while increasing quality.

Coverage for Low-Income People

Publication Date: 
July 24, 2009

New policy brief examines proposals for expanding Medicaid and CHIP and the consequences for low-Income people.

Why is U.S. Health Care So Costly?

Publication Date: 
July 24, 2009

In an interview with the Web site, Big Think, RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey says that if we want to rein in health care costs and improve patient outcomes, we must find ways to deliver the right care at the right time.

How Effectively Does the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Help Laid-Off Workers and States Cope with Health Care Costs?

Publication Date: 
March 18, 2009

A new analysis from the Urban Institute concludes that these provisions are likely to achieve only partial success.

Study Shows More People Go Without Health Coverage As Insurance Costs Outpace Income Eight-Fold

With Congress and the Obama administration discussing how to reform the nation’s health care system, a new report looks at what has happened since the last significant reform effort ended in 1994 without any comprehensive congressional action. The analysis from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) documents the deteriorating scenario unfolding since then.

Map of U.S. Uninsured Workers

What's Happened with Coverage Trends Since the 1994 Federal Health Reform Debate?

Publication Date: 
March 24, 2009

With Congress and the Obama administration discussing how to reform the nation’s health care system, a new analysis looks at what has happened since the last significant reform effort ended in 1994 without any comprehensive congressional action. At the Brink: Trends in America’s Uninsured 1994-2007 chronicles state-by-state health coverage trends. The report finds that over the last 15 years, nearly every state has seen increased numbers of uninsured residents, greater costs for workers while their incomes are flat, and significant erosion of private coverage.

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With Congress and the Obama administration discussing how to reform the nation’s health care system, a new analysis looks at what has happened since the last significant reform effort ended i

Study Shows More People Go Without Health Coverage as Insurance Costs Outpace Income Eight-Fold

March 24, 2009

With Congress and the Obama administration discussing how to reform the nation’s health care system, a new report looks at what has happened since the last significant reform effort ended in 1994 without any comprehensive congressional action. The analysis from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) documents the deteriorating scenario unfolding since then.

With Congress and the Obama administration discussing how to reform the nation’s health care system, a new report looks at what has happened since the last significant reform effort ended in

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Prospects for Reducing Uninsured Rates among Children

Publication Date: 
January 16, 2009

New Urban Institute research estimates that only 440,000 kids who are currently eligible for public insurance might be covered privately if their parents received government support to pay a share of their employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) premiums.

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