Premium assistance is the use of public funds through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to purchase private coverage. States have pursued premium assistance with varied objectives, including covering parents not otherwise eligible for public coverage and promoting the use of private coverage. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage expansions is likely to spark renewed interest in premium assistance options. This brief provides an overview of premium assistance options and examines how the ACA may impact the use of premium assistance.

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KCMU/Urban Institute analysis of March 2011 Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic  Supplement

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KCMU/Urban Institute analysis of 2010 American Community Survey

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KCMU/Urban Institute analysis of 2011 and 2012 ASEC Supplements to the CPS.  

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Kaiser Family Foundation, Putting Men’s Health Care Disparities on the Map, Examining Racial and Ethnic Disparities at the State Level, 2012.   

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KCMU analysis of 2011 NHIS data.  

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KCMU/Urban Institute analysis of March 2011 Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic  Supplement  

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Urban Institute and KCMU estimates based on the Census Bureau’s March 2012 Current Population Survey  Annual Social and Economic Supplement.  

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Urban Institute and KCMU estimates based on the Census Bureau’s March 2012 Current Population Survey  Annual Social and Economic Supplement.  

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KCMU/Urban Institute analysis of March 2011 Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic  Supplement