Have Working-Age People with Disabilities Shared in the Gains of Massachusetts Health Reform?
| Autor: | Jay S. Himmelstein, John Gettens, Monika Mitra, Alexis D. Henry |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Male Gerontology Economic growth State Health Plans Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Humans Disabled Persons Working age health care economics and organizations Insurance Health Medicaid Health Policy lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Subsidy lcsh:RA1-1270 Middle Aged United States Massachusetts Socioeconomic Factors Younger adults Health Care Reform Female Business Health reform Insurance coverage |
| Zdroj: | Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, Vol 48 (2011) |
| ISSN: | 0046-9580 |
| Popis: | The Massachusetts health reform, implemented in 2006 and 2007, reduced the uninsurance rate for working-age people with disabilities by nearly half. Enrollment in Medicaid and subsidized insurance accounted for most of the gain in insurance coverage. The reduction in uninsurance was greatest among younger adults. The reform also reduced cost-related problems obtaining care; however, cost remains an obstacle, particularly among young adults with disabilities. The Massachusetts outcomes demonstrate that insurance subsidies, Medicaid expansions for low-income adults, individual insurance mandates, and enrollment initiatives can lead to substantial reductions in uninsurance and cost-related problems obtaining care among working-age people with disabilities. |
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