Issue Briefs - The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation

Policy and Research

How Have Employers Responded To Health Reform In Massachusetts? Employees’ Views At The End Of One Year
October 28, 2008
This policy brief uses data from surveys of working-age adults to provide an assessment of employers’ responses to the reforms enacted under the Massachusetts health reform law from the perspective of their employees.
The Impact of Health Reform on Underinsurance in Massachusetts: Do the insured have adequate protection?
October 01, 2008
A 10-page issue brief that assesses the extent to which the insurance provided in Massachusetts under health reform in 2007 protects individuals from financial risk in the event of a major illness or injury.
From Outreach and Enrollment to Continuity of Care
October 01, 2008
A summary of the impact of the Foundation's Connecting Consumers with Care grant program area from 2001 through 2008, and the work that outreach and enrollment workers perform.
Who Gained the Most Under Health Reform in Massachusetts?
October 01, 2008
An eight-page issue brief that analyzes the impacts of health reform on insurance coverage across different population groups in the state. Specifically, it examines differences in insurance coverage by demographic characteristics (e.g., age, race/ethnicity, and gender), health status, employment, and geography.
Massachusetts Health Reform Evaluation and Monitoring Projects
February 16, 2007
A Foundation-compiled summary of the work being done by key stakeholders and researchers around the implementation and monitoring of the Massachusetts health reform law.
Ensuring the Success of Massachusetts Health Care Reform: What is needed for front line staff?
July 05, 2006
This document summarizes the results of Community Partners’s survey of grantees of the Foundation's Health Access program about what will be needed for frontline workers to ensure the success of the Massachusetts health reform law.
Massachusetts Health Care Reform Bill Summary
July 01, 2006
A 10-page summary of Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2006, otherwise known as the Massachusetts Health Reform Law.
MassHealth: Dispelling Myths and Preserving Progress
June 05, 2002
An analysis of the factors and forces that determine program spending, compares trends in the MassHealth program to those of Medicaid programs in other high-income states, and analyzes a number of options that have been, or could be, suggested to reduce the rate of increase in MassHealth spending and/or reduce the impact of MassHealth on the state budget.