Massachusetts Health Reform Survey Series

collection: series

Studies

9

Variables

2,269

Publications

51

About this Collection

In April 2006, Massachusetts enacted a health care reform bill that sought to move the state to (almost) universal coverage through a combination of Medicaid expansions, subsidized private health insurance coverage, and insurance reforms. The Massachusetts Health Reform Surveys (MHRS) are surveys of non-elderly adults that were conducted as part of an evaluation of the impacts of the state's reform effort. The MHRS was first conducted in the Fall of 2006, just prior to the health reform law implementation, and has been fielded almost every fall of each subsequent year. In addition to funding from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, support for selected years has been provided by the Commonwealth Fund (2006-2008) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2006-2008, 2012-2013). The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation also funded the curation of the MHRS data for every year. The surveys in the MHRS series include questions on insurance status, respondent's access to and use of health care; out-of-pocket health care costs and medical debt; insurance premiums and covered services (for those with insurance); and health and disability status. Respondents were also asked about their impressions of Massachusetts's health reform law and the individual mandate.

Studies

9 results
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Massachusetts Health Reform Survey, 2007

This data collection comprises data from the second round of the Massachusetts Health Reform Survey (MHRS), a survey designed to track the impact of Massachusetts health care reform legislation passed in late 2006. Topics covered by the survey include health insurance status; specific types of health insurance coverage held by the survey respondents; insurance premiums and covered services for those with insurance; access to and use of health care; out-of-pocket health care costs and medical debt; health and disability status; and demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. The survey also gauged support for the legislation and awareness of its individual mandate.
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Massachusetts Health Reform Survey, 2008

This data collection comprises data from the third round of the Massachusetts Health Reform Survey (MHRS), a survey designed to track the impact of Massachusetts health care reform legislation passed in late 2006. Topics covered by the survey include health insurance status; specific types of health insurance coverage held by the survey respondents; insurance premiums and covered services for those with insurance; access to and use of health care; out-of-pocket health care costs and medical debt; health and disability status; and demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. The survey also gauged support for the legislation; awareness of the individual mandate and its impact on coverage decisions; and how easy or difficult it was to obtain information on the different health insurance plans available through the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority, a state agency established by the legislation.
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Massachusetts Health Reform Survey, 2009

This data collection comprises data from the fourth round of the Massachusetts Health Reform Survey (MHRS), a survey designed to track the impact of Massachusetts health care reform legislation passed in 2006. Topics covered by the survey include health and disability; access to and use of health care; health insurance status and specific types of health insurance coverage held by the survey respondents; health insurance premiums, out-of-pocket health care costs, and medical debt; and demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. The survey also gauged support for the legislation; awareness of the individual mandate and its impact on coverage decisions; and how easy or difficult it was to obtain information on the different health insurance plans available through the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority, a state agency established by the legislation.