Local Intiatives

Recent Publications

State and Local Initiatives to Enhance Health Coverage for the Working Uninsured. Prepared for The Commonwealth Fund, November 2000, by Sharon Silow-Carroll, Stephanie E. Anthony, and Jack A. Meyer, Economic and Social Research Institute. Brief descriptions of state and local initiatives to expand health coverage for uninsured working people and their families. The sketches illustrate the many ways that states and local communities can make coverage more affordable and accessible to this vulnerable population, with a primary focus on initiatives that promote employment-based health insurance. Also included are examples of coverage initiatives not targeted solely to employers or employees but that enroll many working uninsured individuals. Available through The Commonwealth Fund by calling their toll-free publications line at 1-888-777-2744 and ordering publication #424 or through their website in the section on health insurance, the uninsured.

Enhancing Health Coverage for the Working Uninsured: Lessons from Six State and Local Programs, February 2001. Prepared by Sharon Silow-Carroll, Emily K. Waldman and Jack A. Meyer, Economic and Social Research Institute, for The Commonwealth Fund. Presents case studies of four state and two local initiatives to expand health coverage for uninsured working people and their families. The state programs featured include Massachusettsp Family Assistance Program, Iowaps Health Insurance Premium Payment Program, Arizonaps Health Care Group, and the New Mexico Health Insurance Alliance. The local initiatives featured were Access Health in Muskegon County, Michigan and Financially Obtainable Coverage for Uninsured San Diegans in San Diego California. The case studies illustrate the many ways that states and local communities can make coverage more affordable and accessible to the working uninsured and their families. Available through The Commonwealth Fund by calling their toll-free publications line at 1-888-777-2744 and ordering publication #445 or through their website in the section on health insurance, the uninsured.

Increasing Access: Building Working Solutions--Featuring Examples from the Kellogg Foundation's Community Voices Initiative. Jack A. Meyer and Sharon Silow-Carroll, prepared for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, June 2000. Documents the extent of the problem of lack of access to basic health care services, delineates barriers to access, presents a comprehensive, multi-faceted framework for addressing the problems, and lays out a series of policy recommendations to improve access to underserved populations. The report features examples of the work being done at Community Voicies sites in Baltimore, Denver, El Paso, Ingham County Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina, and West Virginia. The report is available in PDF format and can be viewed on-line or downloaded at the Community Voices website.

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