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Effects of state reforms on health insurance coverage of adults.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Sloan, FA; Conover, CJ
Published in: Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing
January 1998

States have tried a number of strategies to reduce the growing number of uninsured people. These include Medicaid expansions and various insurance reforms, such as low-cost plans, subsidized insurance products, risk pooling, open enrollment and continuity of coverage requirements, and community rating. Using data from 1989 to 1994, we examine the impact of such policies on health insurance coverage for adults. We find that few state policies have succeeded in increasing health insurance coverage. For those that work, impacts are very modest or are accompanied by adverse effects such as crowdout. Implementing effective state policies to reduce the number of uninsured remains a great challenge.

Duke Scholars

Published In

Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing

EISSN

1945-7243

ISSN

0046-9580

Publication Date

January 1998

Volume

35

Issue

3

Start / End Page

280 / 293

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • State Health Plans
  • Program Evaluation
  • Poverty
  • Middle Aged
  • Medically Uninsured
  • Medicaid
  • Male
  • Insurance, Health
  • Insurance Coverage
 

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Sloan, F. A., & Conover, C. J. (1998). Effects of state reforms on health insurance coverage of adults. Inquiry : A Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing, 35(3), 280–293.
Sloan, F. A., and C. J. Conover. “Effects of state reforms on health insurance coverage of adults.Inquiry : A Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing 35, no. 3 (January 1998): 280–93.
Sloan FA, Conover CJ. Effects of state reforms on health insurance coverage of adults. Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing. 1998 Jan;35(3):280–93.
Sloan, F. A., and C. J. Conover. “Effects of state reforms on health insurance coverage of adults.Inquiry : A Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing, vol. 35, no. 3, Jan. 1998, pp. 280–93.
Sloan FA, Conover CJ. Effects of state reforms on health insurance coverage of adults. Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing. 1998 Jan;35(3):280–293.

Published In

Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing

EISSN

1945-7243

ISSN

0046-9580

Publication Date

January 1998

Volume

35

Issue

3

Start / End Page

280 / 293

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • State Health Plans
  • Program Evaluation
  • Poverty
  • Middle Aged
  • Medically Uninsured
  • Medicaid
  • Male
  • Insurance, Health
  • Insurance Coverage