Health Policy Center, independent research for better health policy: The Urban Institute

Progress Enrolling Children in Medicaid/CHIP: Who is Left and What are the Prospects for Covering More Children?
Genevieve Kenney, Allison Cook and Lisa Dubay

This brief examines the characteristics of the children who were eligible for Medicaid/CHIP in 2007 and provides evidence that while participation rates were high in both Medicaid and CHIP, some 5 million children remained uninsured despite being eligible for coverage. Read more

Age Rating Under Comprehensive Health Care Reform: Implications for Coverage, Costs, and Household Financial Burdens
Linda J. Blumberg, Matthew Buettgens and Bowen Garrett

This analysis shows that under health care reform, the choice of how premiums are permitted to vary by the age of the insured person or family members has significant implications for the affordability of total health care costs, particularly for those ineligible for federal subsidies. Read more

Variation in Insurance Coverage Across Congressional Districts: New Estimates from 2008
Genevieve Kenney, Victoria Lynch, Stephen Zuckerman and Samatha Phong

New data on health insurance coverage from the American Community Survey show extensive variation in coverage and identify the districts in which residents would have the most to gain from health reforms. Read more

The Cost of Failure to Enact Health Reform: Implications for States
Bowen Garrett, John Holahan, Lan Doan and Irene Headen

Under three economic scenarios, this report shows how coverage and health care costs would change between now and 2019, for all 50 states, if health reform is not enacted. Read more