The Rockefeller Foundation's Campaign for American Workers (CAW) aims to enhance the economic security of American workers during the 21st century by improving access to health insurance and increasing short-term and retirement savings. This report summarizes an analysis of economic security in...

This article quantifies in dollars, jobs, and economic value lost how excess growth in health care costs is adversely affecting economic performance of U.S. industries. Researchers analyzed data from 38 U.S. industries from 1987 to 2005 and determined that faster growth in health care costs had...

This study focused on features that influence the enrollment of nonelderly, lower income adults into state and local programs that subsidize health coverage or care. Recognizing the well-established need for significant premium subsidies, the study focused on other determinants of enrollment and...

This report uses National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data linked to data from the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Medicare programs to create profiles of SSDI beneficiaries during the three years before and after SSDI entry to illustrate changes in insurance status, health...

Examines the price of the standard Medigap policies (H, I, and J) that cover prescription drugs. Notes that premiums for these policies are high, at about $1,400 per year for minimum coverage, with wide state variation. Furthermore, the average cost to upgrade a policy to cover drugs ranges from...

Explores reasons for differences in insurance estimates for the two surveys and suggests areas for future research to help measure the number of uninsured more precisely.

This chartbook for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) provides comprehensive information on Medicaid beneficiaries who use mental health and substance abuse services and places the findings in a broad policy context.

This brief found that small businesses that continue to offer coverage will face changes in what plans are available to offer. As individual and Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) exchanges are developed, employees of small businesses will likely receive more choices and more...