Health Insurance / Medicaid

EPI’s Guide to Health Care Reform

The Economic Policy Institute has tracked every key development in the effort to reform health care and weighed in on the fairness and effectiveness of various proposals, from how reform will be funded to how much it will cost – or save – the typical American. This is a guide to some of the key issues at stake. - January 7, 2010

Health Coverage for Low-Income Americans: An Evidence-Based Approach to Public Policy by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured

This report attempts to harness what has been learned from research to address core issues that are common to all systems for covering the low-income population, regardless of their particulars. It is hoped that bringing evidence to bear will highlight important policy concerns and provide an empirical basis for developing public policy and devising sound approaches to covering low-income Americans.

No Shelter from the Storm: America’s Uninsured Childrenby Campaign for Children's Healthcare

This report takes a closer look at uninsured children—who they are and what kinds of services they miss out on as a result of being uninsured. It is based on data projections from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) to the Current Population Survey (CPS) conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau (2004-2006), as well as the 2005 National Health Interview Survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics.

Health Care for All by Center for Policy Alternatives

Over 45 million Americans lack health insurance and about 30 million more are underinsured. The increasing financial instability of the managed care industry and the rising cost of premiums and prescriptions has cast doubt on whether any American’s health care is secure. Despite the nation’s massive healthcare spending, millions are uninsured or underinsured. Nationwide, average health insurance premiums for workers increased nearly three times faster than their average earnings between 2000 and 2004. Medical bills are now the primary cause of half of all personal bankruptcies.