Issues in Consideration of a Basic Health Program for Connecticut
UMass Chan Affiliations
Commonwealth Medicine, Center for Health Law and EconomicsDocument Type
ReportPublication Date
2012-04-04Keywords
Affordable Care ActConnecticut
State Basic Health Program
SBHP
health care reform
Health Economics
Health Law and Policy
Health Policy
Health Services Administration
Health Services Research
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States have the option under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) to create a Basic Health Program (SBHP) for state residents who do not qualify for Medicaid but whose incomes are still relatively low. The SBHP would offer state administered coverage in place of subsidized private insurance purchased through a state Exchange to people with no other source of health insurance whose income is below 200% of the federal poverty level (FPL). In an earlier research brief, we presented the factors that Connecticut should examine in evaluating the potential benefits of a SBHP, and concluded that there was the potential to design a SBHP with comprehensive benefits that was more affordable to individuals and cost neutral to the state.1 This update presents further issues to consider in assessing the desirability of a SBHP and the optimal timing for implementing it. Client/Partner: Legal Assistance Resource Center of ConnecticutPermanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/27055Notes
See also related publications: The Basic Health Program: What would it mean for Connecticut? and Evaluating the State Basic Health Program in Connecticut.
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