Download or read book Revisiting Massachusetts Health Reform written by Christine Barber and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Massachusetts Health Reform written by Edmund F. Haislmaier and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Massachusetts Health Reform written by John Holahan and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of Massachusetts's health reforms have brought about positive change: the number of uninsured has fallen by half, access to needed care has increased, and private insurance has not been "crowded out" by public insurance programs. But the Massachusetts initiative has also seen higher than anticipated costs. In a new analysis, John Holahan and Linda Blumberg summarize the state's accomplishments, examine the challenges, and suggest four options for addressing long-term costs. According to the authors, much of Massachusetts's high spending growth is due to the concentration in the state's hospital and insurance markets.
Download or read book Massachusetts Health Care Reform written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2006, Massachusetts passed comprehensive health reform designed to provide near-universal health insurance coverage for state residents. Building on a long history of health reform efforts, the state embarked on an ambitious plan to promote shared individual, employer, and government responsibility. This brief examines Massachusetts' implementation efforts over the last six years and looks to what lies ahead under federal health reform. Massachusetts succeeded in expanding coverage to nearly all state residents, and residents have experienced gains in access to health care serivces. However the state continues to struggle with rising health care costs. In addition, Massachusetts must make some changes in order to fully comply with federal health reform.
Download or read book Analysis in Brief written by Division of Health Care Finance and Policy and published by . This book was released on 2010* with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Massachusetts Health Care Reform written by Jonathan Gruber and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most important developments in health policy in recent years was the health reform plan enacted by Massachusetts in April 2006. This sweeping bill reformed insurance markets, subsidized insurance coverage for a large swath of the population, introduced a new purchasing mechanism (the “Connector"), and mandated insurance coverage for almost all citizens. In this article, I review the history of health reform in Massachusetts, highlighting the unique features that came together to make reform a reality in this state. I then turn to a discussion of the major issues that have been faced in the first year of implementing this reform and the compromises made to maintain a broad consensus of support in the state. I also discuss the lessons learned and contrast the Massachusetts approach with alternatives, most notably plans that rely more strongly on the employer-based insurance system to expand insurance coverage in the United States.
Download or read book Boston Massachusetts written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In June 2005, a team of researchers visited Boston to study that communityâ€TMs health system, how it is changing, and the effects of those changes on consumers. The Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC), as part of the Community Tracking Study, interviewed more than 90 leaders in the health care market. Boston is one of 12 communities tracked by HSC every two years through site visits. Individual community reports are published for each round of site visits. The first four site visits to Boston, in 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2003, provide trend information against which changes are tracked. The Boston market encompasses Middlesex, Bristol, Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk counties.
Download or read book The Massachusetts Health Reform Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In April 2006, Massachusetts passed legislation that aims to achieve near-universal health insurance coverage by expanding Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) eligibility, providing premium subsidies for certain individuals, and mandating the purchase of insurance for those who can afford it. To make private health insurance plans more affordable and accessible, it modifies state insurance laws (e.g., it merges the state's non-group and small group markets) and creates a public entity called the Connector to serve as a clearinghouse for the purchase of insurance by small employers and individuals who are not offered subsidized insurance by a large employer. To pay for the legislation, the state will redirect some existing Medicaid funds that are used to reimburse health care providers (primarily hospitals) for treating uninsured and other patients who generate uncompensated care costs. It will also obtain additional federal Medicaid and SCHIP dollars using new state general fund appropriations and revenues from employers that do not offer health insurance. Another significant source of funding, while not necessarily flowing through state coffers, is the mandate that requires individuals to purchase insurance or face financial penalties. Over time, the state expects to redirect additional funds from uncompensated care reimbursement to other uses (e.g., premium subsidies) as its uninsured rate declines. However, the legislation continues to provide significant support for hospitals and other providers. This report highlights major elements of the Massachusetts legislation and raises issues that Congress and other observers may consider as details of the state's health reform plan are worked out during implementation. It will not be updated.
Download or read book Massachusetts Health Care Reform written by Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Massachusetts Health Care Reform written by Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Massachusetts Healthcare Reform Plan written by Jason Cooke and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Law of Unintended Consequences written by Massachusetts. General Court. Senate. Special Senate Committee on National Health Reform and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Compromising for Coverage written by Kathryn Ann Brubaker and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rethinking Health Care Policy written by Robert B. Hackey and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: States are increasingly important players in the current efforts to reform U.S. health care, as the federal government withdraws from this responsibility. Robert B. Hackey analyzes the varied routes states have taken in reformulating health care policy and provides a road map of what specific strategies work and why. In this comparative case study, Hackey focuses on four states--Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island--that have had markedly different experiences with regulating health care over the past two decades. Hackey's detailed comparisons show how the states' policies changed over time, moving from regulatory to market-oriented solutions, and examines which policy programs appear best poised to meet the future. Hackey uses regime theory to explain how the states' policy choices concerning cost control and entry regulation were shaped by the prevailing political culture and institution of each state. He concludes that the autonomy of state government form special interests is vital to the successful adoption, implementation and outcome of state initiatives. Rethinking Health Care Policy offers policymakers, planners and specialists useful insights into the politics of state regulation and into future directions for health care reform.
Download or read book What is the Evidence on Health Reform in Massachusetts and how Might the Lessons from Massachusetts Apply to National Health Reform written by Sharon Long and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2010 national health reform legislation -- the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) -- is modeled on Massachusetts' 2006 landmark reform effort. As in Massachusetts, national reform includes expansions of public programs, the creation of health insurance exchanges, subsidies for low- and moderate-income individuals, an individual mandate, and requirements for employers, among other provisions. Given the strong parallels between Massachusetts' health reform initiative and national health reform, the experiences in the Bay State provide insights into the potential effects of PPACA.
Download or read book Massachusetts Health Reform written by Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Massachusetts Health Reform Survey written by Harvard School of Public Health and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
