Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage, Seven Case Studies from Local and State Health Departments

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Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage, Seven Case Studies from Local and State Health Departments

Author

Bharmal; Nazleen ; Martin; Laurie T. ; Elligers; Julia Joh ; Williams; Malcolm V. ; Armstrong; Courtney

Year

2016

Publisher

RAND Corporation

Language

English

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24-Mar-2026

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Business ; Health Sciences

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)¹ was signed into law in March 2010, putting into place comprehensive insurance reforms designed to improve access to health care, strengthen consumer protections, improve quality, and lower health care costs. The ACA laid the groundwork for a substantial increase in the number of people who will have access to health insurance through either Medicaid expansion or the health insurance marketplaces.² In states that opt to participate in the Medicaid expansion, almost any adult with an income at or below 138 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) will now be eligible for...