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Aug. 4, 2021
Extra Coverage Help Under the American Rescue Plan for New Yorkers Who Lost Jobs and Job-Based Insurance
A HealthWatch brief examining the ways that the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act will help consumers afford premiums on lost employer-based coverage (COBRA), sharply reduce health costs for workers who received unemployment benefits in 2021, and protect taxpayers who underestimated their income in 2020 from having to repay premium tax credits that made coverage more affordable.
July 13, 2021
A Shot in the Arm: American Rescue Plan Act Boosts Health Coverage Affordability
This HealthWatch looks at the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which deepens affordability subsidies, provides premium tax credits to higher-income individuals and families, and creates new options for New Yorkers who lost job-based health coverage or collected unemployment insurance benefits in 2021.
July 9, 2020
A Gift for 2020 Grads: Enhanced Premium Subsidies for Student Loan Debtors
Exploring how a tax credit for health insurance premiums tied to student debt payments might work.
June 8, 2020
Lessons from the Great Recession: New York Medicaid Enrollment During the COVID-19 Crisis
New York State Medicaid enrollment trends during the Great Recession of 2007-2009, and the impact of state and federal actions taken then, and lessons for the current pandemic-sparked economic downturn.
April 23, 2020
New York’s “Other” Individual Market Needs an Update
A recommended series of upgrades for New York’s “off-exchange” market for individuals, including the elimination of enrollment barriers for immigrants who are not permitted to get coverage through the NY State of Health marketplace.
Oct. 22, 2019
Healthier Homes, Healthier Childhoods: How Medicaid Can Address the Housing Conditions Contributing to Pediatric Asthma
Focusing on indoor air quality as a key aspect of substandard housing in New York City, this HealthWatch brief identifies neighborhoods that Medicaid providers and health plans might target to reduce asthma-related health care utilization through housing interventions—primarily looking at children enrolled in Medicaid and suggesting where interventions might be most needed.
Sept. 26, 2019
Easing the Stigma of Public Coverage: Workers with Health Coverage at Their Jobs Get Significant Government Aid Too
Analysis and explanation of the federal and state tax subsidies behind the employer tax exclusion.
Aug. 20, 2019
Mile Marker or High-Water Mark? Tracking New York's Progress in Covering the Uninsured
A HealthWatch brief on New York’s progress in covering the uninsured, and obstacles to reaching the 1.1 million who still lack health insurance.
Oct. 8, 2018
2019 Shaping Up as a Watershed Year for New York’s Individual Market as Federal Challenges and Uncertainty Continue
New York State’s individual health insurance market has been holding its ground in terms of enrollment, the cost of coverage, and the relative health of its enrollees. But the individual market is still sicker and costlier than that of most other states.
July 26, 2018
Stable Housing, Stable Health: Addressing Housing Insecurity Through Medicaid Value-Based Payment
A HealthWatch brief identifying NYC neighborhoods with high levels of housing insecurity, health care utilization, and Medicaid enrollment.
June 8, 2018
The Other Shoe Drops: Federal Association Health Plan Regulation Is Next Threat to Coverage in New York
Dec. 7, 2017
New York's Small Group Market Isn't Feeling Well-and a Trump Administration Proposal May Make Things Worse
Analyzing the difficulties New York's small group insurance market faces in light of federal changes.

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