Show Me Series
In support of its mission, MFH publishes the Show Me Series, which includes studies on a variety of health system issues as well as reports on statewide public opinion polling. These papers consider topics of significance to Missouri which have relevance both to other states and to the nation. Content for the papers comes from both Foundation staff researchers and national and local field-specific experts.
Show Me Series Report 8: Comparison of Missouri Uninsurance Survey Data Sources
This paper compares two recent surveys, the Missouri Health Care Insurance and Access (MHCIA) Survey and the Current Population Survey (CPS), which found differing percentages of Missourians that were uninsured in 2004. It discusses the sampling procedures and methodologies of each survey, concludes that the MHCIA provides a low estimate while CPS provides a high estimate and offers a new estimate for the numbers and percentages of Missourians that are uninsured.
Prepared by Timothy D. McBride, PhD, St. Louis University
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Show Me Series Report 9: Health Insurance Coverage of Dual-Income Families: The Free-Rider Effect and the Cost to Employers
This paper shows that companies providing health insurance to the spouses of their employees are assuming additional health care costs of more than $46 billion nationally, including $891 million for companies in the state of Missouri. It examines the “free-rider effect,” and the distribution of costs associated with employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) among dual-income families.
Prepared at Emory University by:
Kenneth E. Thorpe, PhD
Jennifer Flome, MPH
Katya Galactionova, MA