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Overview of the Uninsured in the United States: An analysis of the 2007 Current Population Survey
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Author(s): Office of Health Policy |
Organization(s): ASPE |
According to the Census Bureau's 2007 Current Population Survey (CPS), there were 47 million uninsured individuals in 2006, or 15.8% of the civilian non-institutionalized population. Those that lack insurance represent a diverse group. Understanding the uninsured population is important for policy makers looking to design solutions to the problem. This report describes insurance coverage in the United States, as well as the key demographic characteristics of the uninsured. |
Published: August, 2007 |
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An Overview of the US Health System Chart Book
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Author(s): George Greenberg and Nancy DeLew |
Organization(s): In House Research |
This chart book provides data on various aspects of the US health system including public and private health care coverage, provider data, and international comparisons of the US to OECD countries. |
Published: January, 2007 |
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Employer Provided Health Insurance:
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What can be Learned from the 5500 Data? |
Author(s): Anja Drecressin, Tomeka Hill, Julia Lane |
Organization(s): Census Bureau, LEHD, and Department of Labor, EBSA, OPR |
This report provides a technical assessment of the utility of data from the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, specifically the form 5500 data, to examine the receipt of employer provided health care when merged with data from the Census Bureaus Longitudinal Employer Household Dynamics data program. The report finds that while the data are not well-suited to examine the proportion of workers receiving health care or the proportion of firms offering health care, they can contribute significantly to our understanding of the types of firms that offer health plans, as well as how offers and cost-sharing changes over time within specific firms. |
Published: January, 2006 |
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Community Health Center Information Systems Assessment:
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Issues and Opportunities |
Author(s): Dan Gaylin, Sidra Goldman, Alana Ketchel, and Adil Moiduddin |
Organization(s): NORC at the University of Chicago |
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), in close collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), contracted with NORC to conduct an assessment of information technology use in ambulatory care health centers whose funding is administered by HRSA's Bureau of Primary Healthcare (BPHC). As the culmination of that effort, this final report describes how some of the nation's Federally-funded health centers use information technology (IT), including applications which assist in directly improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care (health IT). Health centers, which provide a crucial source of medical care for under- and uninsured populations, also represent an early laboratory for health IT implementation, use and impact among ambulatory health care providers. This project assesses the experiences of certain health centers and health center networks implementing IT programs, and describes the challenges faced by both health centers and health center networks in adopting IT, achieving gains from the use of IT and sustaining those gains over time. |
Published: October, 2005 |
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Congressionally Mandated Evaluation of the State Children's Health Insurance Program:
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Final Report to Congress |
Author(s): Judith Wooldridge, Genevieve Kenney, and ChristophernTrenholm, with
Lisa Dubay, Ian Hill, Myoung Kim, Lorenzo Moreno,
Anna Sommers, and Stephen Zuckerman |
Organization(s): Mathematica Policy Research and The Urban Institute |
The final report of the SCHIP Evaluation focuses primarily on case studies and surveys of SCHIP enrollees and recent disenrollees in 10 study states, and on analyses of two national surveys that provide nationwide perspectives on SCHIP implementation and uninsured children's access to care. The report presents findings from an extensive analysis of the mandated surveys of SCHIP enrollees and disenrollees in 10 states, and of Medicaid enrollees and disenrollees in 2 states. The Evaluation addresses questions about SCHIP program design, implementation and evolution, SCHIP coordination with Medicaid, characteristics of enrollees, substitution of public coverage for private health insurance, SCHIP's effect on access to care, and family experiences with application and enrollment. |
Published: October, 2005 |
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Understanding Estimates of the Uninsured:
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Putting the Differences in Context |
Author(s): ASPE |
Organization(s): ASPE |
A discussion of the various government surveys that produce estimates of the number of people without health insurance. |
Published: September, 2005 |
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Overview of the Uninsured in the United States:
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An analysis of the 2005 Current Population Survey |
Organization(s): ASPE/Office of Health Policy |
According to the Census Bureau's 2005 Current Population Survey (CPS), 45.8 million individuals in 2004 or 15.7% of the civilian non-institutionalized population were uninsured. Those that lack insurance represent a diverse group. Understanding the uninsured population is important for policy makers looking to design solutions to the problem. This Issue Brief describes insurance coverage in the United States and describes the key demographic characteristics of the uninsured. |
Published: September, 2005 |
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Estimating the Number of Individuals in the U.S. Without Health Insurance
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Author(s): Cathi Callahan, Jim Mays, George Greenberg, Rob Stewart |
Organization(s): Acturarial Research Corporation (ARC) |
The Census Bureaus Current Population Survey (CPS) has long served as the most widely-cited source of statistics on the nations uninsured. But over time, the CPS has undergone several methodological changes that create some inconsistency in the time series of uninsured date. This report presents the Acturarial Research Corporations (ARC) adjustments to the CPS to create a consistent time series. |
Published: April, 2005 |
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TRIM3's 2001 Baseline Simulation of the Medicaid and SCHIP Eligibility and Enrollment: Methods and Results,
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TRIM3 Microsimulation Project Technical Paper |
Author(s): Linda Giannarelli, Paul Johnson, Sandi Nelson, and Meghan Williamson |
Organization(s): Urban Institute |
The TRIM microsimulation model produces a baseline of Medicaid and SCHIP eligibility and enrollment using adjustments that correct for the undercount in program participation on the Current Population Survey (CPS). This report presents a detailed explanation of the TRIM mmethodology. |
Published: April, 2005 |
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Research Note: The Long-Term Uninsured
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Author(s): Rob Stewart and Jeffrey Rhoades |
Organization(s): ASPE and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) performed an analysis of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) to investigate the characteristics of those who are uninsured for 13-24 months over a two-year period. For this analysis people uninsured for over one year are referred to as "the long-term uninsured." |
Published: September, 2004 |
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