This brief presents an analysis of targeted reforms to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Taken together, the two policies analyzed here would lower federal health spending while improving insurance and medical care affordability for people faced with the full cost of nongroup insurance coverage.
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https://www.urban.org/research/publication/targeted-affordability-improvement-proposal-potential-effects-two-nongroup-insurance-reforms-designed-increase-affordability-and-reduce-costs
Report analyzing uninsurance rates and Medicaid/CHIP participation for parents and children.
https://www.urban.org/research/publication/improvements-uninsurance-and-medicaidchip-participation-among-children-and-parents-stalled-2017
Even before the release of the public charge rule, immigrant families are avoiding public benefits according to December 2018 WBNS data.
https://www.urban.org/research/publication/one-seven-adults-immigrant-families-reported-avoiding-public-benefit-programs-2018
Examining changes in material hardship between 2017 and 2018 using the WBNS.
https://www.urban.org/research/publication/despite-labor-market-gains-2018-there-were-only-modest-improvements-families-ability-meet-basic-needs
Study assesing how health disparities by educational attainment have changed between 1997 and 2017.
https://www.urban.org/research/publication/education-and-health-long-term-trends-race-ethnicity-and-geography-1997-2017
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