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Updated on February 28, 2013

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Long, S., Stockley, K., and Nordahl, K. Findings from Massachusetts Health Reform:  Lessons for Other States.  Inquriy.  49(4):303-316, Winte 2012/2013.  http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2013/02/25/prsa0225.htm?cm_mid=2236634&cm_crmid={AB0069F9-0216-DD11-8901-0015600F6010}&cm_medium=email

Kliff, S.  Is Obamacare bad for young people?  Let's ask them!  Washington Post.  Feb.11, 2013.  http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/02/11/is-obamacare-bad-for-young-people-lets-ask-them/

Trevathan, E.  Targeting infant mortality can product results.  Health Progress;94(1):36-42, Jan.-Feb. 2013.

Blavin, F., Blumbrg, L., and.Buettgend,M.  Uninsured New Yorkers After Full Implementation of the Affordable Care Act:  Source of Health Insurance Coverage by Individual Characteristics and Sub-State Georgraphic Area.  Washington: Urban Institute, Jan. 2013.  http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=41497375&msgid=246151&act=8HTD&c=887481&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.urban.org%2FUploadedPDF%2F412746-Uninsured-New-Yorkers-After-Full-Implementation-of-the-Affordable-Care-Act.pdf

Perez, K.  Preparing for ACA-driven Medicare cuts.  HFM. Healthcare Financial Management;67(1):40-43, Jan. 2013.

Showalter, J.S.  SCOTUS and the voters have spoken: where do we go from here?  HFM. Healthcare Financial Management.  67(1):66-71, Jan. 2013.

Afendulis, C.C., Landrum, M.B., and Chernew, M.E.  The impact of the Affordable Care Act on Medicare Advantage plan availability and enrollment.  HSR. Health Services Research.  47(6):2339-2352, Dec. 2012.

Howitt, K., and Lewandowski, K.  Advocate, enroll: dual strategy for Catholic hospitals.  Health Progress;93(6):6-11, Nov.-Dec. 2012.

Ebeler, J.  The Supreme Court ruling and what it means.  Health Progress;93(6):13-16, Nov.-Dec. 2012.

Crawford, M.  Systems gear up for new demands.  Health Progress;93(6):19-21, Nov.-Dec. 2012.

Okrent, D.  States to roll out more Medicaid managed care: can it succeed?  Health Progress;93(6):23-25, Nov.-Dec. 2012.

Barsi, E.L.  Dignity sets strategies to better serve the poor.  Health Progress;93(6):27-31, Nov.-Dec. 2012.

Taueg, C., Smitherman, H.C., and Smith L.  How a Detroit program expands the safety net.  Health Progress;93(6):33-35, Nov.-Dec. 2012.

Gong, J., and Smith, K.M.  Financial risk shifts to more providers: dual eligible.  Health Progress;93(6):37-40, Nov.-Dec. 2012.

Capasso, J., and Persico, M.  CHE speeds ahead in support of PACE.  Health Progress;93(6):43-47, Nov.-Dec. 2012.

Greenwood, R.  PACE and its future in the new landscape.  Health Progress;93(6):48-51, Nov.-Dec. 2012.

Brassard, A.  Primary care needs advanced roles for nurses.  Health Progress;93(6):53-57, Nov.-Dec. 2012.

Commins, J.  Medicaid expansion report calculates modest state costs.  HealthLeaders Media.  Nov. 27, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/page-1/FIN-286838/Medicaid-Expansion-Report-Calculates-Modest-State-Costs

Health-care law spurs a shift to part-time workers.  Wall Street Journal.  Nov. 4, 2012.  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204707104578094941709047834.html

Robertson, R., and others.  Jobs Without Benefits: The Health Insurance Crisis Faced by Small Businesses and Their Workers.  New York:  Commonwealth Fund, Nov. 1, 2012.  http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications/Issue-Briefs/2012/Nov/Jobs-Without-Benefits.aspx?omnicid=20

Premiums, Cost-Sharing and Coverage at Public, Private and Non-Profit Employers:  A View from the 2012 Employer Health Benefit Survey.  Washington:  Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Nov. 2012.  http://www.kff.org/insurance/snapshot/chcm112012oth.cfm

Holahan, J., and others.  The Cost and Coverage Implications of the ACA Medicaid Expansion:  National and State-by-State Analysis.  Washington:  Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Nov. 2012. http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/8384.pdf

Blavin, F., and others.  Uninsurance is Not Just a Minority Issue: White Americans Are a Large Share of the Growth from 2000 to 2010.  Princeton, NJ:  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Nov. 2012.  http://www.rwjf.org/content/dam/farm/reports/reports/2012/rwjf403071

Caswell, K., Waidmann, T., and Blumberg, L.  The Financial Burden of Medical Spending Among the Non-Elderly, 2010.  Princeton, NJ:  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Nov. 2012.  http://www.rwjf.org/content/dam/farm/reports/reports/2012/rwjf403070

Medicaid.  States Made Multiple Program Changes, and Beneficiaries Generally Reported Access Comparable to Private Insurance.  Washington:  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Nov. 2012.  http://www.gao.gov/assets/650/649789.pdf

Kenney, G.M., and others.  Variation in Medicaid eligibility and participation among adults: implications for the Affordable Care Act.  Inquiry;49(3):231-253, Fall 2012.

Hsieh, H-M., and Bazzoli, G.J.  Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payment: how does it impact hospitals’ provision of uncompensated care?  Inquiry;49(3):254-267, Fall 2012.

Lubell, J.  Study details economic benefits of state Medicaid expansion.  amednews.com.  Oct. 29, 2012.  http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/10/29/gvsc1029.htm

Commins, J.  Safety net hospitals face $53.3B in uncompensated care costs by 2019.  HealthLeaders Media.  Oct. 26, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/FIN-285857/Safety-Net-Hospitals-Face-533B-in-Uncompensated-Care-Costs-by-2019

Appleby, J.  FAQ:  The health law and coverage for immigrants.  Kaiser Health News.  Oct. 11, 2012.  http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2012/October/11/health-care-immigrants.aspx

Lopez, N., and Rosenbaum, S.  When should uninsured family members of employees with access to affordable self-only employer coverage quality for premium tax credits?  HealthReform GPS, Oct. 3, 2012.  http://www.healthreformgps.org/resources/when-should-uninsured-family-members-of-employees-with-access-to-affordable-self-only-employer-coverage-qualify-for-premium-tax-credits/

The Uninsured A Primer.  Key Facts About Americans Without Health Insurance.  Washington:  Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Oct. 2012.  http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7451-08.pdf

Holahan, J., and others.  National and State-by-State Impact of the 2012 House Republican Budget Plan for Medicaid.  Washington:  Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Oct. 2012.  http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/8185-02.pdf

Cantor, J.C., and others.  Early impact of the Affordable Care Act on health insurance coverage of young adults.  HSR. Health Services Research;47(5):1773-1790, Oct. 2012.

Lau, M, Lin, H., and Flores, G.  Racial/ethnic disparities in health and health care among U.S. adolescents.  HSR. Health Services Research;47(5):2031-2059, Oct. 2012.

Corlette, S., and others.  Selling Health Insurance Across State Lines: An Assessment of State Laws and Implications for Improving Choice and Affordability of Coverage.  Washington, DC:  Center on Health Insurance Reforms.  Oct. 2012.  http://www.rwjf.org/content/dam/farm/reports/issue_briefs/2012/rwjf401409

O’Hara, B., and Caswell, K.  Health Status, Health Insurance, and Medical Services Utilization: 2010.  Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration.  Oct. 2012.  http://www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p70-133.pdf

Hall, D., editor.   Morning Ledger: Corporate Health Benefits Get Radical Remake. New York, NY:  CFO Report.  Sept. 27, 2012.  http://blogs.wsj.com/cfo/2012/09/27/the-morning-ledger-corporate-health-benefits-get-radical-remake/?mod=google_news_blog

Manatt Health Solutions., and State Health Access Data Assistance Center.  Medicaid Expansion: Framing and Planning a Financial Impact Analysis.  Princeton, NJ:  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  Sept. 27, 2012.  http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2012/09/medicaid-expansion--framing-and-planning-a-financial-impact-anal.html?cid=XEM_A6470

O'Grady, M., and Wunderlich, G., Editors.  National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. Medical Care Economic Risk: Measuring Financial Vulnerability from Spending on Medical Care. National Academies Press, Sept. 27, 2012.  http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13525

Flower, J.  What’s the business plan for serving the poor? Chicago, IL: H&HN. Sept. 25, 2012.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=6130002896

Coverage of Colonoscopies Under the Affordable Care Act’s Prevention Benefit.  Menlo Park, CA:  Henry J. Kaiser Foundation. Sept. 19, 2012.  http://www.kff.org/healthreform/8351.cfm

Five Facts About the Uninsured Population.  Menlo Park, CA:  Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.  Sept. 14, 2012.  http://smtp01.kff.org/t/33228/336679/1641/0/

Uninsured and the Difference Health Insurance Makes.  Menlo Park, CA:  Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.  Sept. 14, 2012.  http://smtp01.kff.org/t/33228/336679/3979/0/

Collins, S., and others.  1.3 Million Fewer People Were Uninsured in 2011: Young Adults Continue to Make Gains in Coverage as a Result of the Affordable Care Act.  New York,  NY:  Commonwealth Fund. Sept. 12, 2012.  http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Blog/2012/Sep/Fewer-People-Were-Uninsured-in-2011.aspx?omnicid=20

Gutman, J.  Almost third of 63- and 64-year-olds say they won’t start medicare at 65 (with chart: expected health insurance coverage at age 65. Health Business Daily; 18 (17), Sept. 6, 2012.  http://aishealth.com/archive/nman090612-04

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling on health care reform, hospitals and EDs still grapple with uncertainty, continued stress.  ED Management;24(8):97-100, Sept. 2012.

Hospitals and EDs have a lot riding on state-level decisions to opt in or out of plans to expand Medicaid in 2014.  ED Management;24(8):100-101, Sept. 2012.

Implications of Medicaid Expansion Decisions on Private Coverage.  Washington, DC:  American Academy of Actuaries. Sept. 2012.  http://www.healthreformgps.org/wp-content/uploads/Medicaid_Considerations_09_05_2012.pdf

Kliff, S.  Zero out of 512 employers plan to drop health insurance, survey says.  The Washington Post.  Aug. 28, 2012.  http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/08/28/zero-out-of-512-employers-plan-to-drop-health-insurance-survey-says/

Robeznieks, A.  Home inspection: 500 practices launch Medicare project.  Modern Healthcare;42(35):14, Aug. 27, 2012.

Zigmond, J.  Post- acute partners.  Modern Healthcare;42(35):58, 62, Aug. 27, 2012.

Overview of Health Coverage for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency.  Menlo Park, CA:  Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.  Aug. 17, 2012.  http://www.kff.org/uninsured/8343.cfm

Blavin, F., and others.  Deteriorating Health Insurance Coverage from 2000 to 2010: Coverage Takes the Biggest Hit in the South and Midwest. Washington, DC:  Urban Instutute.  Aug. 2012.  http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412638-Deteriorating-Health-Insurance-Coverage.pdf

Kenney, G., and others.  Opting in to the Medicaid Expansion under the ACA: Who are the Uninsured Adults Who Could Gain Health Insurance Coverage?  Washington, DC:  Urban Institute.  Aug. 2012.  http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412630-opting-in-medicaid.pdf

Hanlon, C., and Giles, B.  State Policymaker’s Guide for Advancing Health Equity Through Health Reform Implementation. Washington, DC:  National Academy for State Health Policy.  Aug. 2012.  http://www.nashp.org/sites/default/files/advancing.equity.health.reform.pdf

Ario, J., and Jacobs, L.R.  In the wake of the Supreme Court decision, many stakeholders still support the Affordable Care Act.  Health Affairs;31(8):1855-1965, Aug. 2012.

Block, L., and others.  Improving access to care for uninsured patients at an academic medical centers: the access partnership.  Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved;23(3):972-979, Aug. 2012.

Chan, S., and Elbel, B.  Low cognitive ability and poor skill with numbers may prevent many from enrolling in Medicare supplemental coverage.  Health Affairs;31(8):1847-1854, Aug. 2012.

Coughlin, T.A., and others.  How five leading safety-net hospitals are preparing for the challenges and opportunities of health care reform.  Health Affairs;31(8):1690-1697, Aug. 2012.

Davis, K., and others.  Medicare beneficiaries less likely to experience cost- and access-related problems than adults with private coverage.  Health Affairs;31(8):1866-1875, Aug. 2012.

Hsia, R Y-J, and others.  California hospitals serving large minority populations were more likely than others to employ ambulance diversion.  Health Affairs;31(8):1767-1776, Aug. 2012.

Hwang, W., and others.  Do free clinics reduce unnecessary emergency department visits? The Virginian experience.  Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved;23(3):1189-1204, Aug. 2012.

Kane, N.M., and others.  Strained local and state government finances among current realities that threaten public hospitals’ profitability.  Health Affairs;31(8):1680-1689, Aug. 2012.

Olshansky, S.J., and others.  Differences in life expectancy due to race and educational differences are widening, and many may not catch up.  Health Affairs;31(8):1803-1813, Aug. 2012.

Patrick, S.W., Choi, H., and Davis, M.M.  Increase in federal match associated with significant gains in coverage for children through Medicaid and CHIP.  Health Affairs;31(8):1796-1802, Aug. 2012.

Rosenbaum, S., and others.  Case studies at Denver Health: ‘patient dumping’ in the emergency department despite EMTALA, the law that banned it. Health Affairs;31(8):1749-1756, Aug. 2012.

Rosenbaum, S., and Westmoreland, T.M.  The Supreme Court’s surprising decision on the Medicaid expansion: how will the federal government and states proceed?  Health Affairs;31(8):1663-1672, Aug. 2012.

Ross, J.S., and others.  Based on key measures, care quality for Medicare enrollees as safety-net and non-safety-net hospitals was almost equal.  Health Affairs;31(8):1739-1748, Aug. 2012.

Ziller, E.C., Lenardson, J.D., and Coburn, A.F.  Health care access and use among the rural uninsured.  Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved;23(3):1327-1345, Aug. 2012.

Keehan, C.  An exciting day: ACA a big step forward.  Health Progress;93(4):5-7, July-Aug. 2012.

Thompson, W.P.  Can we do it? Creating health care that works.  Health Progress;93(4):8-9, July-Aug. 2012.

Arbuckle, K.  Cost, quality, mission: the challenges ahead.  Health Progress;93(4):11-13, July-Aug. 2012.

Rowan, M.  Radical changes demand new skills.  Health Progress;93(4):14-19, July-Aug. 2012.

Finan, J.  New health care models: will they help the poor?  Health Progress;93(4):27-29, July-Aug. 2012.

DeMarco, W.J.  Accountable care: Catholic hospitals are well-positioned.  Health Progress;93(4):41-43, July-Aug. 2012.

Kammer, F.  The common good and health care reform.  Health Progress;93(4):55-68, July-Aug. 2012.

Cohen, A.B.  The debate over health care rationing: déjà vu all over again.  Inquiry;49(2):90-100, Summer. 2012.

Fronstin, P.  Employment-based health benefits: recent trends and future outlook.  Inquiry;49(2):101-115, Summer. 2012.

Blumberg, L.J., and others.  Why employers will continue to provide health insurance: the impact of the Affordable Care Act.  Inquiry;49(2):116-126, Summer. 2012.

Kellermann, A.  Will More Emploers Drop Coverage Under the ACA?  Don't Bet on It.  Chicago:  Rand Corporation.  July 27, 2012.  http://www.rand.org/blog/2012/07/will-more-employers-drop-coverage-under-the-aca-dont.html

Estimates for the Insurance Coverage Provisions of the Affordable Care Act Updated for the Recent Supreme Court Decision.  Washington:  Congressional Budget Office, July 24, 2012.  http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43472 

Andrews, M.  Forget the company plan-the boss wants you on dad's insurance.  Kaiser Health News.  July 23, 2012.  http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Features/Insuring-Your-Health/2012/employers-young-adult-insurance-Michelle-Andrews-072412.aspx

Davis, P.  State officials, hospitals seek clarity on how court’s ruling will shape Medicaid coverage.  AHA News;48(15):1, 7, July 23, 2012.

Dicken, J.  Estimates of the Effect on the Prevalence of Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage.  Washington:  U.S. Government Accountability Office, July 13, 2012.  http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-768

Hospitals say they will press states to move forward on Medicaid expansion.  AHA News;48(14):1, 3, July 9, 2012.

Perella, D.  The court’s ACA ruling and Medicaid expansion.  AHA News;48(14):4-5, July 9, 2012.

States opting out of Medicaid expansion could affect millions of nation’s uninsured.  AHA News;48(14):1-2, July 9, 2012.

Umbdenstock, R.  Court’s decision on ACA opens the door to change and expanded health care coverage.  AHA News;48(14):5, July 9, 2012.

Carlson, J.  Clarity at last: providers welcome justices’ long-awaited ACA ruling, will focus now on implementing law.  Modern Healthcare;42(27):2-6, July 2, 2012.

Daly, R., and Zigmond, J.  ‘A big issue’: providers grapple with Medicaid provision.  Modern Healthcare;42(27):8, 13, July 2, 2012.

Evans, M.  Ahead of the game: ACOs already in place gain momentum.  Modern Healthcare;42(27):7, July 2, 2012.

The long, long road to national health reform (a short history).  Modern Healthcare;42(27):14-16, 18-19, July 2, 2012.

Umbdenstock, R.  Here’s to better health, security.  Modern Healthcare;42(27):10, July 2, 2012.

Davis, K., and others.  Medicare beneficiaries less likely to experience cost- and access-related problems than adults with private coverage.  Health Affairs.  July 2012.  http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/early/2012/07/16/hlthaff.2011.1357.full?keytype=ref&siteid=healthaff&ijkey=8fHO335aIFad

Oral Health Status and Access to Oral Health Care for U.S. Adults Aged 18-64:  National Health Interview Survey, 2008.  Washington:  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, July 2012.  http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_253.pdf

Iritani, K.  Opportunities Exist for Improved Access to Affordable Insurance.  Washington:  Government Accountability Office, June 22, 2012.  http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-648

Radley, D., and Schoen, C.  Geographic variation in access to care - the relationship with quality.  New England Journal of Medicine.  June 14, 2012.  http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMp1204516

Klein J. The long goobye. Time, June 11, 2012. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2116137,00.html

Collins, S., and others.  Young, Uninsured, and in Debt:  Why Young Adults Lack Health Insurance and How the Affordable Care Act Is Helping-Findings from the Commonwealth Fund Health Insurance Tracking Survey of Young Adults, 2011.  Washington:  Commonwealth Fund, June 8, 2012.  http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications/Issue-Briefs/2012/Jun/Young-Adults-2012.aspx?omnicid=20

Kellermann, A., and Weinick, R.  Emergency Departments, Medicaid Costs, and Access to Primary Care - Understanding the Link.  New England Journal of Medicine.  366:2141-2143, June 7, 2012.  http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1203247

Cost and Access Challenges:  A Comparison of Experiences Between Uninsured and Privately Insured Adults Aged 55 to 64 with Seniors on Medicare.  Menlo Park, CA:  Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, June 4, 2012.  http://www.kff.org/medicare/8320.cfm

Use of Health Care Services and Access Issues by Type of Health Plan: Findings from the EBRI/MGA Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey.  EBRI.org Notes [Employee Benefit Research Institute] 33(6):2-8, June 2012.
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_06_June-12.HlthAccs-RSS1.pdf

Oral Health and Low-Income Nonelderly Adults:  A Review of Coverage and Access.  Washington:  Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, June 2012.  http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7798-02.pdf

Antwi, Y., Moriya, A., and Simon, K.    Effects of Federal Policy to Insure Young Adults:  Evidence from the 2010 Affordable Care Act Dependent Coverage Mandate.  Cambridge, MA:  National Bureau of Economic Research, June 2012.  http://papers.nber.org/papers/w18200

Beamesderfer, A., and others.  State Coverage of Preventive Services for Women under Medicaid: Findings from a State-Level Survey.  Kaiser Family Foundation, Women’s Issue Brief, June 2012.  http://www.kff.org/womenshealth/upload/8330.pdf

Buettgens, M., Nichols, A., and Dorn, S.  Churning under the ACA and state policy options for mitigation.  Princeton, NJ:  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, June 2012.   http://www.rwjf.org/coverage/product.jsp?id=74505

Health security watch – Kaiser public opinion [on problems with medical costs/access]. Kaiser Family Foundation, June 2012.  http://www.kff.org/healthpollreport/CurrentEdition/security/upload/8322.pdf

AHA Committee on Research.  Caring for vulnerable populations.  Trustee.  65(6):17-20, June 2012.

Atherly, A., and others.  The effect of HIFA waiver expansions on uninsurance rates in adult populations.  Health Services Research;47(3, Part I):939-962, June 2012.

Cook, B.L., McGuire, T.G., and Zaslavsky, A.M.  Measuring racial/ethnic disparities in health care: methods and practical issues.  Health Services Research;47(3, Part II):1232-1254, June 2012.

Holmes, G.M., Freburger, J.K., and Ku, L-J, E.  Decomposing racial and ethnic disparities in the use of postacute rehabilitation care.  Health Services Research;47(3, Part I):1158-1178, June 2012.

Sabik, L.M.  The effect of community uninsurance rates on access to health care.  Health Services Research;47(3, Part I):897-918, June 2012.

White, C.  A comparison of two approaches to increasing access to care: expanding coverage versus increasing physician fees.  Health Services Research;47(3, Part I):963-983, June 2012.

Kliff, S.  Study:  One in 10 veterans lack health insurance.  Washington Post.  May 28, 2012.  http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/study-one-in-10-veterans-lack-health-insurance/2012/05/28/gJQAZjLhwU_blog.html

Gabel, J., and others.  More than half of individual health plans offer coverage that falls short of what can be sold through exchanges as of 2014.  Health Affairs.  May 22, 2012.  http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/early/2012/05/22/hlthaff.2011.1082

McKinney, M.  Extreme disparities: access to care, health literacy blamed for gaps.  Modern Healthcare;42(21):17, May 21, 2012.

Goldsmith, J.  Barking up the wrong tree:  Affordability, not cost growth, is the policy challenge. Health Affairs.  May 7, 2012.  http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2012/05/07/barking-up-the-wrong-tree-affordability-not-cost-growth-is-the-policy-challenge/

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

Yee, T., and others.  Cost and Access Challenges: A Comparison of Experiences Between Uninsured and Privately Insured Adults Aged 55 to 64 with Seniors on Medicare.  Menlo Park, CA:  Henry J. Kaiser Foundation.  May 2012.  http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/8320.pdf

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

Haley, J., and Kenney, G.  Uninsured Veterans and Family Members.  Urban Institute, May 2012.  http://www.rwjf.org/coverage/product.jsp?id=74428

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/

Bradley, P.  Predictive analytics can support the ACO model.  HFM. Healthcare Financial Management;66(4):102-106, Apr. 2012.

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

Kirby, J., and Berdahl, T.  Indicators of Health Care Quality by Income and Insurance Status among Individuals with a Usual Source of Care, 2009.  Washington:  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Apr.2012.  http://meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_files/publications/st367/stat367.pdf

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

Kenney, G., and Coyer, C.,  National Findings on Access to Health Care and Services Use for Children Enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP.  Washington, DC:  Urban Institute.  March, 2012.  https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=bWFjcGFjLmdvdnxtYWNwYWN8Z3g6NTlkY2ZiYzRmMmNlZWUzMw

                                                         

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

Poll:  Many Sick Americans Experience Significant Financial Problems and Report their Care is not Well-Managed.  Princeton, NJ:  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2012.  http://www.rwjf.org/healthpolicy/product.jsp?id=74256&cid=XEM_A6076

Skin in the Game:  How Consumer-Directed Plans Affect the Cost and Use of Health Care.  Santa Monica,CA:  Rand Coporation, 2012.  http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_briefs/2012/RAND_RB9672.pdf