AcademyHealth Stateside - 02/22/2007  (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
 New State Reform Proposals
 State of the Union Address
 Federal Update: FY 2008 Budget
 SCHIP Scheduled for Reauthorization
 Governors Take on Health Care and the Uninsured
 New Publication on ERISA Implications for State Coverage Strategies
 State Coverage Initiatives National Meeting
 Reports of Interest

Reports of Interest

Toolkit on President Bush’s Health Coverage Plan
The Alliance for Health Reform
February 2007

The Administration Again Proposes to Shift Federal Medicaid Costs to States
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
February 2007

Benefit Design Innovations: Implications for Consumer-Directed Health Care
Center for Studying Health Systems Change
February 2007

State Strategies to Expand Health Insurance Coverage: Trends and Lessons for Policymakers
The Commonwealth Fund
February 2007

The State Children's Health Insurance Program: Past, Present, and Future
The Commonwealth Fund
February 2007

Uninsured in America: Problems and Possible Solutions
The Commonwealth Fund
February 2007

Children’s Health Insurance: State Experiences in Implementing SCHIP and Considerations for Reauthorization
Government Accountability Office
February 2007

Self-Pay Markets In Health Care: Consumer Nirvana Or Caveat Emptor?
Health Affairs Web Exclusive
February 6, 2007

Value-Based Insurance Design And The Next Generation Of Consumer-Driven Health Care
Health Affairs Web Exclusive
January 30, 2007

New Resources Related to Children's Coverage and the Reauthorization of SCHIP
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
February 2007

Insurance Premium Cost-Sharing and Coverage Take-up
Kaiser Family Foundation
February 2007

Mandatory, Affordable Health Insurance
New America Foundation
January 2007

Coverage Patterns among SCHIP-Eligible Children and Their Parents
Urban Institute
February 2007