Survey of high-risk pool enrollees suggests that targeted transition education and outreach should begin soon
| Autor: | Kathleen Thiede Call, Elizabeth Lukanen, Heather M. Dahlen, Lynn A. Blewett |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Economic growth Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Databases Factual media_common.quotation_subject Minnesota Insurance Coverage State (polity) Health Insurance Exchanges Health insurance Medicine Humans media_common Insurance Health business.industry Health Policy Public health Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Middle Aged Outreach Health Care Reform Female Risk Adjustment Risk pool business Health reform Insurance coverage |
| Zdroj: | Health affairs (Project Hope). 32(9) |
| ISSN: | 1544-5208 |
| Popis: | Several provisions of the Affordable Care Act make state and federal high-risk pools unnecessary beginning in January 2014. As a result, thousands of enrollees in those pools will be transferred to Medicaid and the new state and federal insurance exchanges. Our study analyzed new survey data collected from enrollees in the country's oldest and largest state-based high-risk pool, the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association. We estimate that approximately half of the enrollees in that pool will qualify for Medicaid or premium subsidies in the exchange. More than 60 percent of the enrollees reported being somewhat or very unfamiliar with health care reform and the resulting changes to their current coverage. Their concerns about the expected impact of health reform varied by income, geography, and level of deductible. Targeting education and outreach information to address these concerns will be critical for this population's smooth transition to new coverage. |
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