Policy Research Archive
2006
August 29, 2006
Comparing Federal Government Surveys that Count Uninsured People in America
As various government surveys reveal different estimates of the number of Americans without health insurance coverage, analysis indicates that all data point to tens of millions of uninsured Americans—and the number is growing. A report prepared for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation by the State Health Access Data Assistance Center, University of Minnesota.
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August 17, 2006
The Role of Medicaid and SCHIP as an Insurance Safety Net
This Issue Brief, prepared by researchers at The Urban Institute with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, uses data from the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey to document the decline in health coverage from employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) for low-income adults and children between 2000 and 2004. During this period, uninsurance rates for low-income children fell by more than 2 percentage points, because Medicaid and SCHIP expansion offset the reduction in ESI. Without a similar public coverage safety net for adults, uninsured rates for adults increased nearly 3 percentage points in the same period. The Issue Brief also looks at whether public coverage tended to offset the reduction in ESI in some states more than in others.
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August 9, 2006
The State of Kid's Coverage
This report was released to kick off the Covering Kids & Families 2006 Back to School Campaign, a nationwide effort to enroll eligible children in public coverage programs during the back-to-school season.
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May 4, 2006
Shifting Ground: Changes in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
A compilation report prepared for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation by the State Health Access Data Assistance Center, University of Minnesota, using data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component and by The Urban Institute using data from the National Health Interview Survey.
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April 26, 2006
The Coverage Gap: A State-by-State Report on Access to Care
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) commissioned the State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) to develop a comprehensive state-by-state analysis on access to health care by people who do and do not have health care coverage.
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2005
September 14, 2005
Attitudes of Business Leaders Regarding Health Care Coverage
Key Findings from a Survey of Small, Medium and Large Businesses; Conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, Alexandria, VA
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August 2, 2005
Going Without: America's Uninsured Children
This report was released to kick off the Covering Kids & Families 2005 Back-to-School Campaign, a nationwide effort to enroll eligible children in public coverage programs during the back-to-school season.
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May 2, 2005
Uninsured Americans with Chronic Health Conditions: Key Findings from the National Health Interview Survey
Prepared for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation by The Urban Institute and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2003 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
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April 27, 2005
Characteristics of the Uninsured: A View from the States 2005
A report prepared for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation by the State Health Access Data Assistance Center, University of Minnesota using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey (BRFSS)
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2004
May 13, 2004
As Uninsured Patients Turn To Emergency Departments For Care Of Untreated Illness, Emergency Physicians Call For Coverage For All Americans
A Survey Released by The American College of Emergency Physicians with the support of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, Alexandria, VA
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May 11, 2004
The Cost of Care for the Uninsured: What Do We Spend, Who Pays, and What Would Full Coverage Add to Medical Spending?
Study from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines the cost of medical care for the uninsured and how much care they receive compared to fully insured people.
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May 5, 2004
Covering America: Cost and Coverage Analysis of Ten Proposals to Expand Health Insurance Coverage
A report from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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