Washington State Planning Grant (SPG) on Access to Health Insurance

HRSA State Planning Grant

Interim Report to the Secretary

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) requested an interim report due October 2001 as a condition of the grant. It is primarily a progress report summarizing initial approaches to the research tasks. As the report was submitted we were immersed in the process of collecting and analyzing data, and in developing the foundation for determining coverage and access improvement strategies that might have future viability in Washington State.

Entire Document (pdf)

Main Report:

  • Executive Summary
  • Section 1: Uninsured Individuals and Families
  • Section 2: Employer-Based Coverage
  • Section 3: Health Care Marketplace
  • Section 4: Options for Expanding Coverage
  • Section 5: Consensus Building Strategy
  • Section 6: Lessons Learned and Recommendations to States
  • Section 7: Recommendations to the Federal Government

Appendices - Referenced Attachments: Working Papers

  1. Bibliography for population and employer-based surveys
  2. Overview of population-based surveys
  3. Content analysis of population-based surveys
  4. Overview of employer-based surveys
  5. Content analysis of employer-based surveys
  6. Data sources for understanding pathways to coverage and care
    1. Overview of administrative data sources
    2. Overview of safety net data sources
    3. Overview of other data sources
  7. Demographics of Washington State's uninsured population
  8. Private payer questionnaire (i.e., marketplace survey)
  9. Safety net map
  10. Administrative simplification interview protocol
  11. Community initiatives interview protocol
  12. Guiding principles (pdf) (html)
  13. Overview of strategy for seeking input and feedback (pdf) (html)

The Washington State Planning Grant (SPG) on Access to Health Insurance is a small federally funded project that provides on-going data, policy, and liaison support on issues related to Washington's uninsured. Funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Health Service, Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Professions State Planning Grant #1 P09 HS 00002.

Last modified: December 12, 2005
E-mail: OFM.Forecasting@ofm.wa.gov