The Secrets of Massachusetts? Success: Why 97 Percent of State Residents Have Health Coverage
November 10, 2009 This article was written by Stan Dorn, J.D., SHARE, Ian Hill, M.P.A., M.S.W., SHARE, Sara Hogan, M.H.S., SHARE. The State Health Access Reform Evaluation took place through Medicaid and Commonwealth Care (CommCare), the state's new subsidy program for uninsured adults with incomes at or below the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). While Massachusetts generously subsidizes low-income residents to enroll in comprehensive coverage, the same is true of many other programs that have reached a much smaller proportion of eligible, low-income consumers. Based on interviews with policymakers, stakeholders, advocates . . .
