Massachusetts: Map for Missouri?
In April 2006, the Massachusetts Legislature passed and Gov. Mitt Romney signed into law legislation (An Act Promoting Access to Health Care) expanding health coverage to the uninsured and the underinsured through a range of initiatives. As Massachusetts begins implementing these health care reforms, other states, including Missouri, are looking to this effort as a possible model.
The Missouri Foundation for Health has launched a series of reports that analyze the Massachusetts health care reform law and the applicability of this law in Missouri. Subsequent reports in this series outline the Massachusetts proposal and explore in greater detail the challenge of translating one state's model into another environment.
The Missouri Health Care Landscape
This report compares the Missouri Health Landscape with that of Massachusetts on a variety of levels. The report contains a series of tables with brief summaries of the highlights of the tables.
Prepared by the St. Louis University State Health Policy Legislative Analysis Team.
Lead authors:
Timothy McBride
Sidney Watson
Heather Bednarek
The Massachusetts Plan: A Model for Missouri?
This report compares the health care environments in both states and discusses opportunities and obstacles for Missouri to expand access to health insurance using Massachusetts’ approach.
Prepared by the St. Louis University State Health Policy Legislative Analysis Team.
Lead authors:
Timothy McBride
Sidney Watson
Heather Bednarek
Muhammad Islam