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Title: Monitoring health reform efforts: which state-level data to use?
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2013
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ISSN: 0046-9580; 0046-9580
DOI: 10.1177/0046958013513670 [doi]
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PMID: 24574128
Abstract: This study compares estimates of health insurance coverage from the American Community Survey (ACS) to those in twelve state-specific surveys. Uninsurance estimates for the nonelderly are consistently higher in the ACS than in state surveys, as are direct purchase insurance estimates. Estimates for employer-sponsored insurance are similar, but public coverage rates are lower in the ACS. The ACS meets some but not all of the states' data needs; its large sample size and inclusion of all U.S. counties in the sample allow for comparison of insurance coverage within and across states. State-specific surveys provide the flexibility to add policy-relevant questions, including questions needed to examine how health insurance translates into access, use, and affordability of health services.
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Authors: Call, Kathleen Thiede; Blewett, Lynn A; Boudreaux, Michel H; Turner, Joanna
Periodical (Full): Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing
Issue: 2
Volume: 50
Pages: 93-197
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