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

HRSA State Planning Grant

Progress Report to the Secretary

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) requested a progress report due March 2002 to summarize the activities of the first year of the grant. This report uses the HRSA required template to provide a comprehensive summary of initial research efforts, incorporating preliminary research findings on the profiles of the uninsured and potential policy options for improving access to coverage and care.

Sections

Main Report:(PDF 713k)
Executive Summaryi
Section 1: Uninsured Individuals and Families1
Section 2: Employer-Based Coverage14
Section 3: Health Care Marketplace20
Section 4: Options for Expanding Coverage35
Section 5: Consensus Building Strategy62
Section 6: Lessons Learned and Recommendations to States66
Section 7: Recommendations to the Federal Government68
Section 8: Data for Assessing Access to Health Insurance71
  
Appendices(PDF 544k)
Appendix I: Baseline Information (requested by HRSA)1
Appendix II: Links to Research Findings and Methodologies2
Appendix III: Referenced Attachments3
     Section 1: Uninsured Individuals and Families4
     Section 2: Employer-Based Coverage5
     Section 3: Health Care Marketplace7
     Section 4: Options for Expanding Coverage38
     Section 5: Consensus Building Strategy40
     Section 6: Lessons Learned and Recommendations to States48
     Section 7: Recommendations to the Federal Government49
     Section 8: Data for Assessing Access to Health Insurance50

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