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Select Health Policy News Coverage of Governor David Paterson’s 2009-2010 Executive Budget Proposal
[PDF]Health news clips from around the state on the governor's proposed budget.
Rockefeller Institute of Government, December 2008
Implementing Small-Group Market Reforms: Lessons from the States
[PDF]This report is a summary of key findings from a Rockefeller Institute survey of state-level efforts to encourage and expand health insurance coverage offered by small businesses. It reviews the experiences and challenges of implementation of insurance reform in three states.
Rockefeller Institute of Government, September 2008
The summary report is accompanied by these more detailed reports:
From Access to Affordability: A Summary of State Strategies to Provide Private Health Insurance to Small Businesses
[PDF]This paper is a nationwide scan of the various strategies states are using to try to address the growing problem of small group coverage.
Courtney Burke and Jihyun Shin, September 2008
The Dirigo Health Reform Act: A Case Study of Small Group Market Reform in Maine
[PDF]Elizabeth Kilbreth and Kimberley Fox, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service, August 2008
Individual High Risk Pools: A Case Study of the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association
[PDF]Donna L. Spencer and Lynn Blewett, University of Minnesota, August 2008
Private Insurance Coverage: A Case Study of the Small Group Market in New Jersey
[PDF]Dina Belloff and Joel Cantor, The Rutgers Center for State Health Policy, August 2008
Maine Field Report
[PDF]Elizabeth Kilbreth and Kimberley Fox, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service, May 2008
Minnesota Field Report
[PDF]Donna L. Spencer and Lynn Blewett, University of Minnesota, May 2008
New Jersey Field Report
[PDF]Dina Belloff and Joel Cantor, The Rutgers Center for State Health Policy, May 2008
"Federal" Health Care Reform Will Rely On the States
[PDF]Health care is one of the most talked-about issues in the 2008 presidential campaign. And for all the differences among the leading candidates, there are also important similarities. Among these, one stands out: the central role the 50 states will play in health care reform, regardless of who wins the White House.
Courtney Burke, November 2007
New York's Institution-Centered System
[PDF]New York differs from other states in terms of where people receive health care and how much it costs. Compared to other states, New Yorkers, and particularly those enrolled in publicly funded health insurance programs like Medicaid, Child Health Plus, and Family Health Plus, receive more care more often in institutional settings.
Courtney Burke, May 2007
Executive Federalism and Medicaid Demonstration Waivers: Implications and Democratic Process
[PDF]This paper examines the use of Medicaid 1115 demonstration waivers during the presidencies of William J. Clinton and George W. Bush, documenting and comparing waiver activities from the perspective of policy performance and democratic processes.
Frank Thompson and Courtney Burke, Journal of Health Policy, Politics, and Law, Vol. 32, No. 6, December 2007