Health Insurance Data and Analysis: News
United Hospital Fund Analysis Examines State- and Citywide Differences in Insurance Coverage and Uninsurance
This edition of the Fund's annual chartbook series, for the first time, has quantified differences in insurance coverage and uninsurance around New York State and within New York City. Data are broken down into 14 separate regions across New York State, including the five boroughs of New York City; within the city itself, estimates are provided for 55 separate neighborhoods.
United Hospital Fund Analysis Finds That, in 2009, Health Plan Profits Bounced Back after Three Years of Declines
Total premiums paid by government, individuals, and businesses for public and private insurance coverage approached $50 billion in 2009, a 7.5 percent increase over the previous year. And commercial health plans posted gains of $921.7 million in 2009—a 25 percent increase over 2008. These are among the findings in the third installment of the Fund’s Big Picture.
Jim Tallon: Truth-Telling Time
It's time to tell the truth about the Affordable Care Act—and about the consequences of inaction.
Benefit of COBRA Premium Subsidies Tallied; Program Expiration Has Important Implications
As Congress continues to debate whether to revive COBRA health insurance premium subsidies for laid-off workers, a Fund analysis of a new federal study indicates that the program brought significant benefits to New York State workers and their families.
United Hospital Fund Analysis Finds That Most Health Plans Reported Profits, But Smaller Ones, in 2008
Most commercial health plans weathered the onset of our national recession to maintain profitability in 2008, according to this report.
United Hospital Fund Report Presents an Unprecedented Portrait of New York's Insurance Markets
This report provides the first comprehensive analysis of New York’s commercial and self-funded health insurance markets, and public managed care markets for children and for Medicaid and Medicare recipients. Because there is wide disparity across the nation in how insurance works, an understanding of insurance in New York is especially critical as federal health reform may support or complicate the state’s efforts to date.
United Hospital Fund Report Focuses on New York's Noncitizens and Health Insurance Coverage
Noncitizens represent a large and disproportionate share of New York's uninsured population, according to a new Fund report. A second new report takes a snapshot of insurance coverage in New York and identifies key trends.
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