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Updated on May 11, 2012

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Enrollment-Driven Expenditure Growth:  Medicaid Spending during the Economic Downturn, FFY2007-2010.  Menlo Park, CA:  Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, May 4, 2012.  http://www.kff.org/medicaid/8309.cfm

Kenney, G., and others.  Virtually  Every State Experienced Deteriorating Access to Care for Adults over the Past Decade.  Princeton, NJ:  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, May 2012.  http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/74334.5872.statebystatesccess.rpt.pdf

Kenney, G., and others.  A Decade Of Health Care Access Declines For Adults Holds Implications For Changes In The Affordable Care Act.  Health Affairs. 31(5):899-908, May 2012.  http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/31/5/899?etoc

Sommers, B., and others.  Reasons For The Wide Variation In Medicaid Participation Rates Among States Hold Lessons For Coverage Expansion In 2014.  Health Affairs.  31(5):909-919, May 2012.    http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/31/5/909?etoc

Clemans-Cope, L., and others.  The Affordable Care Act's Coverage Expansions Will Reduce Differences In Uninsurance Rates By Race And Ethnicity.  Health Affairs. 31(5):920-930, May 2012.     http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/31/5/920?etoc

Insurance-coverage gaps for 48 million Americans in 2011 - study.  Wall Street Journal.  Apr. 19, 2012.  http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2012/04/19/insurance-coverage-gaps-for-48-million-americans-in-2011-study/

Employment-based health benefits:  Trends in access and coverage, 1997-2010.  EBRI Issue Brief #370.  Apr. 2012.  http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=5042

McArdle, F., and others.  How Does the Benefit Value of Medicare Compare to the Benefit Value of Typical Large Employer Plans?  A 2012 Update.  Menlo Park, CA:  Kaiser Family Foundation, Apr. 2012.  http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/7768-02.pdf

Alonso-Zaldivar, R.  The next health care overhaul?  Look to employers.  Associated Press.  Apr. 2012.  http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hBINoYr-YdRffh28CgSswQbprE3A?docId=ac9c379f1f3a48b4a1736642e45d8280

Bradley, C.J., and others.  Surgery wait times and specialty services for insured and uninsured breast cancer patients: does hospital safety net status matter?  Health Services Research;47(2):677-697, Apr. 2012.

Bustamante, A.V., and Chen, J.  Health expenditure dynamics and years of U.S. residence: analyzing spending disparities among Latinos by citizenship/nativity status.  Health Services Research;47(2):794-818, Apr. 2012.

Lee, J.C., Hasnain-Wynia, R., and Lau, D.T.  Delay in seeing a doctor due to cost: disparity between older adults with and without disabilities in the United States.  Health Services Research;47(2):698-720, Apr. 2012.

Young, R., and DeVoe, J.  Who willhave health insurance in thefuture? An updated projection.  Annals of Family Medicine.  Annals of Family Medicine.  10(2):156-162, Mar./Apr. 2012.   http://www.annfammed.org/content/10/2/156.full.pdf+html           

Marshall, L., and others.  Safety net hospital performance on national quality of care process measures.  Journal for Healthcare Quality;34(2):21-31, Mar./Apr. 2012.

Leach, L.S., and others.  Improving patient safety to reduce preventable deaths:  The case of a California safety net hospital.  Journal for Healthcare Quality;34(2):64-76, Mar./Apr. 2012.

Cohen, R., and others.  Financial Burden of Medical Care:  Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January- June 2011.  Atlanta, GA:  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mar. 20, 2012.  http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/financial_burden_of_medical_care_032012.pdf

McKinney, M.  For better or worse: report, where you live affects the type of healthcare you’re going to get.  Modern Healthcare;42(12):6-7, Mar. 19, 2012.

Kliff, S. By 2037, Health Insurance Will Swallow Your Entire Paycheck
Washington Post WonkBlog Mar. 13, 2012.  http://recp.rm02.net/ctt?m=4443735&r=Nzg2MDI3MzQ5MgS2&b=0&j=MjY1NzE4MDI4S0&k=Link3&kt=1&kd=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fezra-klein%2Fpost%2Fby-2037-health-insurance-will-swallow-your-entire-paycheck%2F2012%2F03%2F13%2FgIQARVjq9R_blog.html             

Evans, M.  Medical strain: CDC report, bills present hardship to families with and without insurance.  Modern Healthcare;42(11):8-9, Mar. 12, 2012.                                                           

Hutson, M.A., and others.  Metropolitan fragmentation and health disparities: is there a link?  The Milbank Quarterly;90(1):187-207, Mar. 2012.

Health Wanted.  Bethesda, MD:  National Association of Community Health Centers, Mar. 2012.  http://www.nachc.com/client/documents/health-wanted.html

Kehoe, B.  Affordable care ruling awaits.  H&HN. Hospitals & Health Networks;86(3):28-29, Mar. 2012. http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag_app/jsp/articledisplay.jsp?dcrpath=HHNMAG/Article/data/03MAR2012/0312HHN_FEA_interview&domain=HHNMAG

The Denver Health Revenue Cycle Value Stream Committee.  Safety net Denver Health System improves revenue cycle performance.  Revenue Cycle Strategist;9(2):1-4, Mar. 2012.

McKinney, M.  Disparity clarity.  Modern Healthcare;42(9):26-28, Feb. 27, 2012.

Creech, C.J., Kornblau, B., and Strugar-Fritsch, D.  A model plan for the uninsured: delivering quality and affordability in a limited benefit managed care safety net program in Flint, Michigan.  Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved;23(1):339-346, Feb. 2012.

Emerson, J.S., and others.  TennCare disenrollment and avoidable hospital visits in Davidson County, Tennessee.  Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved;23(1):425-445, Feb. 2012.

Leither, M.D., and Ontrop, N.D.  Improving diabetes care in the uninsured: the success of the Access to Care program in Cook County, Illinois.  Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved;23(1):460-473, Feb. 2012.

Utz, R.L., Reither, E.N., and Waitzman, N.  Prenatal care, childhood obesity, and ethnic health disparities: analyses from a unique population database.  Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved;23(1):302-320, Feb. 2012.

Weissman, J.S., and others.  Pay-for-performance programs to reduce racial/ethnic disparities: what might different designs achieve?  Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved;23(1):144-160, Feb. 2012.

Bazzoli, G.J., and others.  The effects of safety net hospital closures and conversions on patient travel distance to hospital services.  Health Services Research;47(1, Part 1):129-130, Feb. 2012.

Shen, Y.C., and Hsia, R.Y.  Does decreased access to emergency departments affect patient outcomes? Analysis of acute myocardial infarction population 1996-2005.  Health Services Research;47(1, Part 1):188-210, Feb. 2012.

Spatz, E.S., and others.  Expanding the safety net of specialty care for the uninsured: a case study.  Health Services Research;47(1, Part 2):344-362, Feb. 2012.

Kullgren, J.T., and others.  Nonfinancial barriers and access to care for U.S. adults.  Health Services Research;47(1, Part 2):462-485, Feb. 2012.

Public Insurance Programs and Children with Special Health Care Needs, A Tutorial on the Basics of Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.  National Academy for State Health Policy, Feb. 2012.  http://www.nashp.org/publication/public-insurance-programs-and-children-special-health-care-needs-tutorial-basics

Smolka, G., Multack, M., and Figueiredo, C.  Health Insurance Coverage for 50- to 64-Year-Olds.  Washington:  AARP Public Policy Institute, Feb. 2012.  http://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/public_policy_institute/health/Health-Insurance-Coverage-for-50-64-year-olds-insight-AARP-ppi-health.pdf

Emanuel, E.  The end of health insurance companies.  New York Times.  Jan. 30, 2012.  http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/30/the-end-of-health-insurance-companies/

Blavin, F., Buettgens, M., and Roth, J. State Progress Toward Health Reform Implementation. Urban Institute, Jan. 22, 2012. http://www.rwjf.org/coverage/product.jsp?id=73855

Driscoll, A., and Bernstein, A.  Health and Access to Care Among Employed and Unemployed Adults:  United States, 2009-2010.  Atlanta, GA:  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Jan. 2012.  http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db83.htm

Cohen, R., and others.  Medicare Advantage chronic special needs plan boosted primary care, reduced hospital use among diabetes patients.  Health Affairs;31(1):110-119, Jan. 2012.

Garfield, R.L., and Demico, A.  Medicaid expansion under health reform may increase service use and improve access for low-income adults with diabetes.  Health Affairs;31(1):159-167, Jan. 2012.

Peek, M.E., and others.  Early lessons from an initiative on Chicago’s south side to reduce disparities in diabetes care and outcomes.  Health Affairs;31(1):177-186, Jan. 2012.

The impact of PPACA on employment-based health coverage of adult children age 26.  EBRI.org. 33(1):1-16, Jan. 2012.  http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_01_Jan-12.PPACA-SpndDwn.pdf