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Reducing the Racial Wealth Gap by Increasing Employee Ownership
Job quality and health are closely linked—work provides income and benefits that can enable us to lead healthy lives, and the social connections and sense of purpose that help us to thrive. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage - December 5, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Health Disparities Social Determinants of Health Source Type: news

The Impact of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Expiration on All Types of Health Coverage
When the declaration of the emergency expires states will resume normal eligibility determinations. This could result in millions losing access to affordable health coverage through Medicaid. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage - December 5, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Buettgens M Tags: Healthcare Coverage and Access Source Type: news

Who Would Gain Coverage Under Medicaid Expansion in Georgia?
Full Medicaid expansion in Georgia would provide 448,000 more people with health coverage in 2023, reducing uninsurance by 32 percent, but the effect would vary for different communities. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage - November 17, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Simpson M Tags: Healthcare Coverage and Access Source Type: news

What Will Happen to Healthcare Spending If the American Rescue Plan Act Premium Tax Credits Expire?
The end of the enhanced premium tax credits will lead to a massive decline in health spending because uninsured people are less likely to access medical care. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage - May 25, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Buettgens M Source Type: news

Are Vision and Hearing Benefits Needed in Medicare?
Expanding Medicare coverage of vision and hearing services would provide needed benefits to a broad group of enrollees while only modestly increasing current Medicare spending levels. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage - November 19, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Gangopadhyaya A Tags: Health Care Coverage and Access Source Type: news

Documenting Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) for the 2020–21 School Year
The complexity of administering the P-EBT program proved to be a barriers in providing timely support to families, who ultimately went without needed benefits for at least half of the school year. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage - October 26, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Waxman E Tags: Child and Family Well-Being Source Type: news

More Than a Year After Congress Approved $178 Billion to Help Health Care Providers Weather the Pandemic, a Sizable Share Remains Unspent
As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, research shows billions of dollars from the fund remain unspent while healthcare providers continue to be in need of additional financial assistance. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage - October 26, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Couglin TA Tags: Health Care Coverage and Access Source Type: news

Supporting Health Equity and Affordable Health Coverage for Immigrant Populations
A series of briefs from State Health and Value Strategies highlights strategies for states to expand affordable health coverage to immigrant populations in the United States. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage - October 14, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: OConnor K Tags: Health Care Quality and Value Health Care Coverage and Access National Source Type: news

Marketplace Pulse
During the past few years, increased participation has been directed mostly at filling holes created by prior exits, entering very underserved markets, and piling on in hot metro areas. In early 2021, there is new activity almost everywhere. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage - February 1, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Hempstead K Tags: Health Care Quality and Value Health Care Coverage and Access National Source Type: news

Changes in Health Insurance Coverage Due to the COVID-19 Recession: Preliminary Estimates Using Microsimulation
Research finds that uncertainty surrounds the economic and health insurance coverage effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage - July 13, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Banthin J Tags: Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Health Care Coverage and Access Source Type: news

What Characterizes the Marketplaces with One or Two Insurers? An Update
An Urban Institute brief provides information on the number of marketplace-participating insurers and premiums in ACA rating regions throughout the United States using 2018 and 2019 data. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage - March 21, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Holahan J Tags: Health Care Coverage and Access National Source Type: news

Wealth Matters for Health Equity
Closing the wealth gap in this country will require new policies and programs at the state and national levels, and across sectors, including in education, housing, banking, and the justice system. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage - September 5, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Braveman P Tags: Health Disparities Social Determinants of Health National Source Type: news

The Cost of Not Expanding Medicaid: An Updated Analysis
This Urban Institute brief provides an updated analysis on Medicaid non-expansion in 19 states. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage - April 27, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Dorn S Tags: Health Care Cost and Value Health Coverage National Source Type: news

HIX Compare 2014-2017 Datasets
2015-2017 HIX Compare datasets provide information on all plans offered in the health insurance marketplaces. The data provide information on premiums, deductibles, and other cost sharing information. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage - April 26, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Health Coverage National Source Type: news

HIX Compare 2015-2017 Datasets
2015-2017 HIX Compare datasets provide information on all plans offered in the health insurance marketplaces. The data provide information on premiums, deductibles, and other cost sharing information. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage - April 26, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Health Coverage National Source Type: news