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- Title
Wisconsin's BadgerCare Plus reform: impact on low-income families' enrollment and retention in public coverage.
- Authors
Leininger LJ; Friedsam D; Dague L; Mok S; Hynes E; Bergum A; Aksamitauskas M; Oliver T; Deleire T; Leininger, Lindsey Jeanne; Friedsam, Donna; Dague, Laura; Mok, Shannon; Hynes, Emma; Bergum, Alison; Aksamitauskas, Milda; Oliver, Thomas; DeLeire, Thomas
- Abstract
<bold>Objectives: </bold>To examine the impact of a Wisconsin health care reform enacted in early 2008 on public insurance enrollment and retention.<bold>Data Sources: </bold>Administrative data covering the period January 2007 to November 2009.<bold>Study Design: </bold>We calculate unadjusted enrollment trends and exit rates stratified by age, income group, and enrollment mode. Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazards models are estimated to assess the impact of the reform on program exits.<bold>Principal Findings: </bold>Overall enrollment increased by approximately one-third and exit rates decreased by approximately one-fifth. The majority of new enrollment came from the previously income eligible.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Wisconsin's enactment of eligibility expansions coupled with administrative simplification and targeted marketing and outreach efforts were successful in enrolling and retaining low-income children and families in public coverage.
- Publication
Health Services Research, 2011, Vol 46, Issue 1p2, p336
- ISSN
0017-9124
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1475-6773.2010.01215.x