Contributing to Health Reform: Analysis and Technical Assistance Grant, Year 7

Sherry Glied and her staff will continue to provide programming and data support for Fund staff and grantee research related to health care coverage and access trends, using the Current Population Survey, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, and other publicly available data sets. While remaining flexible in responding to policy developments, the team proposes to conduct analyses to answer the following questions: What would a public option accomplish and what design elements will matter? Since the ACA was enacted, has access to new medical technologies changed for people of color and those with low incomes? How has the ACA affected coverage gaps by race and income? Why have relative uninsured rates climbed for adults ages 26 to 34 even as they have fallen for those under age 26?