State Resources


The following are a sample of reports or studies on select states with child and family health coverage initiatives. All documents are available in PDF format unless otherwise noted. For state-specific publications by the Center for Children and Families see Publications.


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States Moving Toward Comprehensive Health Care Reform
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
November 2008

Covering All Kids: States Setting the Pace
Jennifer Ryan and Safiya Mojerie, National Health Policy Forum
September 2008

States Moving Forward
Center for Children and Families
September 2008
[This is an update to May 2007 and July 2007 reports.]

A Progress Report On State Health Access Reform
John McDonough, Michael Miller, and Christine Barber, Health Affairs
January 2008


California


Final Report of the Evaluation of the San Mateo County Children's Health Initiative
Embry Howell, et al., Urban Institute
May 2008

The Impact of the Los Angeles Healthy Kids Program on Access to Care, Use of Services, and Health Status
Embry Howell, Lisa Dubay, and Louise Palmer, Urban Institute
January 2008

Three Independent Evaluations of Healthy Kids Programs Find Dramatic Gains in Well-Being of Children and Families
Christopher Trenholm, Embry Howell, Ian Hill, and Dana Hughes, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
November 2007

Stable Coverage Benefits Healthy Kids Children
Christopher Trenholm, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
June 2007

Santa Clara County Children's Health Initiative Improves Children's Health
Embry Howell and Christopher Trenholm, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
March 2007

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Florida


Florida's Medicaid Reform: Informed Consumer Choice?
Teresa Coughlin, et al., Health Affairs
November 2008

Florida's Experience with Medicaid Reform: What Has Been Learned in the First Two Years?
Joan Alker and Jack Hadley, Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
October 2008

The Enhanced Benefits Rewards Program: Is it Changing the Way Medicaid Beneficiaries Approach Their Health?
Joan Alker and Jack Hoadley, Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
July 2008

Florida's Medicaid Reform Pilot Programs: Challenges with Mental Health Services
Jeffrey Crowley, Jack Hoadley, and Joan Alker, Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
May 2008

Medicaid Pilots at One Year: How Is the New Medicaid Marketplace Faring?
Joan Alker and Jack Hoadley, Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
December 2007

Uncertain Access to Needed Drugs: Florida�s Medicaid Reform Creates Challenges for Patients
Joan Alker and Jack Hoadley, Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
July 2007

Waving Cautionary Flags: Initial Reactions from Doctors and Patients to Florida's Medicaid Changes
Joan Alker and Jack Hoadley, Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
May 2007

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Illinois


A Race to the Top: Illinois's All Kids Initiative
Teresa Coughlin and Mindy Cohen, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
August 2007

Illinois Covered Proposal
Families USA
May 2007

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Massachusetts


Access and Affordability: An Update on Health Reform in Massachusetts, Fall 2008
Sharon Long and Paul Masi, Health Affairs
May 2009

On the Road to Universal Coverage: Impacts of Reform in Massachusetts at One Year
Sharon Long, Health Affairs
June 2008

Massachusetts Health Reform Implementation: Major Progress and Future Challenges
John McDonough, et al., Health Affairs
June 2008

Massachusetts Health Reform: Bragging Rights and Growing Pains
Alliance for Health Reform
May 2008

Revisiting Massachusetts Health Reform: 18 Months Later
Christine Barber and Michael Miller, Community Catalyst
December 2007

Massachusetts Health Reform of 2006
Families USA
August 2007

Massachusetts Health Reform: Employers, Lower-Wage Workers and Universal Coverage
Laurie Felland, Debra Draper, and Allison Liebhaber, Center for Studying Health System Change
July 2007

Setting a Standard of Affordability for Health Insurance Coverage

Linda Blumberg, John Holahan, Jack Hadley, and Katharine Nordahl, Health Affairs
June 2007

Affordable Health Care for All: What Does Affordable Really Mean?
Christine Barber and Michael Miller, Community Catalyst
April 2007

The Massachusetts Health Care Revolution: A Local Start for Universal Access
Jonathan Gruber, The Hastings Center Report
September/October 2006

Massachusetts Health Care Reform: A Look at the Issues
John Holahan and Linda Blumberg, Health Affairs
September 2006

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Maine


Leading the Way? Maine's Initial Experience in Expanding Coverage through Dirigo Health Reforms: Final Report
Debra Lipson, et al., Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
November 2007

Designing Maine's DirigoChoice Benefit Plan: Striving to Improve Health at an Affordable Price
Jill Rosenthal and Cynthia Pernice, National Academy for State Health Policy
December 2004

Dirigo Health Reform Act: Addressing Health Care Costs, Quality, and Access in Maine

Jill Rosenthal and Cynthia Pernice, National Academy for State Health Policy
June 2004

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Pennsylvania


Pennsylvania's 2007 Health Care Proposal: Prescription for Pennsylvania
Families USA
July 2007

Presentation - Cover All Kids: Health Insurance for All Children: Pennsylvania's Success Story - How Can it Help Your State?
Alisa Simon, Philadelphia Citizens for Children and Youth
January 2007

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Tennessee


CoverTN, Tennessee's Barebones Health Plan: A Case Study

Claire McAndrew, Families USA


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Vermont


Vermont Health Care Reform Plan
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
December 2007

Understanding Health Reform in Vermont
Community Catalyst
December 2006

Vermont's Health Reform Laws
Families USA
December 2006

Vermont's Global Commitment Waiver: Implications for the Medicaid Program
Jocelyn Guyer, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
April 2006

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West Virginia


West Virginia's Medicaid Redesign: What is the Impact on Children?

Joan Alker, Center for Children and Families
August 2008

What Will West Virginia's "Medicaid Redesign" Mean For Children?
Center for Children and Families
May 2006

West Virginia's Medicaid Changes Unlikely to Reduce State Costs or Improve Beneficiaries' Health
Judith Solomon, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
May 2006

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Wisconsin


Providing Health Coverage for All Kids in Wisconsin: The New BadgerCare Plus Law
Jon Peacock, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
November 2007

Wisconsin's 2007 Health Care Proposal: BadgerCare Plus

Families USA
July 2007

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