Selection in Massachusetts' Commonwealth Care Program: Lessons for State Basic Health Plans

Selection in Massachusetts' Commonwealth Care Program: Lessons for State Basic Health Plans

State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) Brief
Published: Feb 28, 2012
Publisher: Princeton, NJ: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Authors

Allison Barrett

Amy Lischko

This brief analyzes risk selection over time in Massachusetts' Commonwealth Care program, which serves low-income adults ineligible for Medicaid, much like a Basic Health Plan under the Affordable Care Act. The authors offer lessons for other states considering whether to form a Basic Health Plan, looking at questions of program design, impacts on the commercial market, financing, and operations.

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