Coverage Models from the States: Strategies for expanding health care coverage to the direct-care workforce
Successful state strategies for making employer-based health insurance more affordable and accessible for DSWs and their employers.
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Coverage Models from the States: Strategies for expanding health care coverage to the direct-care workforce outlines five basic strategies: making employer-based insurance more affordable, expanding public insurance coverage, establishing coverage through collective bargaining, building insurance costs into Medicaid reimbursement, and assisting workers with health care expenses. It then describes the approaches of three states that use one or more of those strategies, summing up their track records and listing key features, advantages, and disadvantages. The 48-page brief also provides contact information and links to publications or websites that can provide more detail.