On The Road To Universal Coverage: Impacts Of Reform In Massachusetts At One Year
Open Access
- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- Published by Health Affairs (Project Hope) in Health Affairs
- Vol. 27 (Suppl1) , w270-w284
- https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.27.4.w270
Abstract
In April 2006, Massachusetts passed legislation intended to move the state to near-universal coverage within three years and, in conjunction with that expansion, to improve access to affordable, high-quality health care. In roughly the first year under reform, uninsurance among working-age adults was reduced by almost half among those surveyed, dropping from 13 percent in fall 2006 to 7 percent in fall 2007. At the same time, access to care improved, and the share of adults with high out-of-pocket costs and problems paying medical bills dropped. Despite higher-than-anticipated costs, most residents of the state continued to support reform.Keywords
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