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Sustaining Support for Exchange Directors: Models, Options, and Lessons
Sarabeth Zemel, Program Manager
Christina Miller, Policy Analyst
January 2012
Analysis of State Regulations and Policies Governing the Operation and Licensure of Retail Clinics
Primary care | State regulation | State roles
The recent growth of retail clinics across the United States presents opportunities and challenges for states working to address access, costs, and quality issues within their health delivery systems.  With more than 1,000 sites in 37 states, the emergence of retail clinics as an alternate provider has shaken up traditional health care models...
Mary Takach, Program Director
Katharine Witgert, Program Manager
January 2009
The Health Coverage Tax Credit for Trade Dislocated Workers and Retirees: Lessons from Maine’s Early Experience
Coverage | Financing | Subsidies

This paper details the design and structure of the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC), reviews early efforts to implement it in Maine, and examines a number of issues that may prevent the program from reaching its full potential.

Karen Pollitz
April 2004
Building a Pathway to Universal Coverage: How Do We Get From Here to There?
Expanding coverage | Health reform | Private Coverage
This paper explores recent state initiatives to expand access to health insurance and examines new and innovative ways to achieve universal coverage, the strengths and weaknesses of various approaches, the barriers that attempts to reach universal coverage typically encounter, and ideas for how those challenges might be addressed. The paper is a...
Neva Kaye, Managing Director, Health System Performance
November 2002