Health Coverage & the Uninsured: Reform Proposals

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Guide Provides Overview of Policy Approaches to Covering the Uninsured
This reference guide explains the key strategies for expanding affordable coverage to the nation's uninsured population and explains how approaches can be combined to form comprehensive reform proposals.

Brief Examines Medicare Buy-In Option To Help Uninsured Older Americans
As Congress prepares to debate major health reform legislation, some key legislators have proposed a Medicare buy-in for people ages 55 to 64. This policy brief profiles the 4 million uninsured individuals in that age range and how a Medicare buy-in could be structured.

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Pulling it Together: Last Week's Health Reform "Shocker" -- June 2009
In the latest column from "Pulling It Together, From Drew Altman," the Kaiser Family Foundation’s President and CEO

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll - June 2009 -- June 2009
The June health tracking poll finds remarkable stability in public opinion on health reform as Congressional committees begin to hone in on the details of their health reform bills and debate intensifies. A solid majority of the American people continue to believe that health reform is more important than ever given the country's economic problems.

Explaining Health Care Reform: What is Medicaid? -- June 2009
This brief explains the role of Medicaid in the health care system and addresses some key questions and issues related to Medicaid that could emerge in the context of current health reform discussions.

"Pulling it Together": On Health Reform, Will All Roads Meet in the Middle? -- June 2009
In his latest column for "Pulling It Together, From Drew Altman," the Foundation's President and CEO explores why purists on the left and right are not likely to be happy with the health reform debate and what they may or may not like in a potential compromise plan from Congress.

Alliance for Health Reform Webcasts 2 -- May 2009

This page features Alliance for Health Reform webcasts from 2009.

Health Care Reform Newsmaker Series: Sen. Max Baucus -- May 2009

This May 21, 2009 webcast features Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) at a Health Care Reform Newsmaker reporters briefing sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation, Families USA and the National Federation of Independent Business.

Glossary of Key Terms in Health Reform -- May 2009
This glossary is intended to serve as a resource for understanding the concepts included in health reform proposals. It provides simple and straightforward definitions of key terms that will likely be part of the health reform debate.

Side-by-Side Comparison of Major Health Care Reform Proposals -- May 2009
This interactive side-by-side compares the leading comprehensive health reform proposals across a number of key characteristics and plan components. Proposals for moving toward universal coverage that have been put forward by the president and members of congress are included.

Explaining Health Care Reform: What is Health Insurance? -- May 2009
This brief explains the ways in which coverage might be defined under a health reform plan, and some of the policy issues raised by those determinations.

Explaining Health Care Reform: What Is An Employer “Pay-or-Play” Requirement? -- May 2009
The brief examines the concept of employer pay-or-play provisions in health reform proposals and some of the policy implications surrounding the level of coverage required, the penalty to employers who do not offer coverage, and whether small firms are exempt from the requirements.

In the latest column from "Pulling It Together, From Drew Altman," the Kaiser Family Foundation’s President and CEO

The June health tracking poll finds remarkable stability in public opinion on health reform as Congressional committees begin to hone in on the details of their health reform bills and debate intensifies. A solid majority of the American people continue to believe that health reform is more important than ever given the country's economic problems.

This brief explains the role of Medicaid in the health care system and addresses some key questions and issues related to Medicaid that could emerge in the context of current health reform discussions.

In his latest column for "Pulling It Together, From Drew Altman," the Foundation's President and CEO explores why purists on the left and right are not likely to be happy with the health reform debate and what they may or may not like in a potential compromise plan from Congress.

This page features Alliance for Health Reform webcasts from 2009.

This May 21, 2009 webcast features Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) at a Health Care Reform Newsmaker reporters briefing sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation, Families USA and the National Federation of Independent Business.

This glossary is intended to serve as a resource for understanding the concepts included in health reform proposals. It provides simple and straightforward definitions of key terms that will likely be part of the health reform debate.

This interactive side-by-side compares the leading comprehensive health reform proposals across a number of key characteristics and plan components. Proposals for moving toward universal coverage that have been put forward by the president and members of congress are included.

This brief explains the ways in which coverage might be defined under a health reform plan, and some of the policy issues raised by those determinations.

The brief examines the concept of employer pay-or-play provisions in health reform proposals and some of the policy implications surrounding the level of coverage required, the penalty to employers who do not offer coverage, and whether small firms are exempt from the requirements.

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Heath Coverage & the Uninsured: Reform Proposals

Many of the more recent legislative proposals for expanding health insurance coverage to more Americans have an important common element: government-funded subsides for health insurance for low and modest income people. The proposals however differ significantly in the method used to provide these subsidies – specifically, reliance on tax policies to purchase private insurance vs. expansion of existing public insurance programs.