Arkansas's Novel Approach to Expanding Health Care Coverage.

The state of Arkansas is implementing a novel approach to expanding health care coverage for individuals newly eligible for Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Through a section 1115 demonstration waiver, the state will use federal funding via a premium assistance mo...

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Publicado en:Journal of Health Politics, Policy & Law Vol. 39; no. 6; pp. 1277 - 1289
Autores principales: Thompson, Joseph W., Wilson, J. Craig, Allison, Andrew, Beebe, Mike
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Duke University Press Dec2014
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          Thompson, Joseph W.
          Wilson, J. Craig
          Allison, Andrew
          Beebe, Mike
        affil: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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          Health Services Accessibility
          Insurance Coverage Arkansas
          Program Implementation
          Medicaid
          Health Insurance Exchanges Utilization
          Arkansas
          Financing, Government
          Private Sector
          Adult
          Eligibility Determination
          Fees and Charges
          Policy Making
          Decision Making
          Program Evaluation
          Public Assistance
          Adult: 19-44 years
      ab: The state of Arkansas is implementing a novel approach to expanding health care coverage for individuals newly eligible for Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Through a section 1115 demonstration waiver, the state will use federal funding via a premium assistance model to secure private health insurance offered through the newly formed health insurance marketplace to those individuals aged nineteen to sixty-four who have incomes at or below 138 percent of the federal poverty level. As of April 2014, the Health Care Independence Program (HCIP), as it is formally known, had over 155,000 individuals who had been determined eligible. The HCIP premium assistance approach is commonly referred to as the ‘‘private option'' and was designed to achieve comparable access, network availability, quality of care, and opportunities for improved outcomes for HCIP enrollees (i.e., those who would be eligible for traditional, fee-for-service Medicaid throughACAexpansion)when comparedwith their privately insured counterparts. This article provides the background, political discourse, policy development, evaluation strategy, and progress report for this innovative new program.
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