In 2003, Rhode Island received a HRSA state planning grant to research the uninsured and the employer-sponsored coverage market within the state. Rhode Island is developing policy options to curb rising private premiums, the slow erosion of the employer offer rate, and the slow upward trend in the rate of uninsurance.

In 2005, Rhode Island received a HRSA pilot planning project grant to design and implement a new private, lower cost insurance product that will be attractive to small employers, employees, and the self-employed, that will coordinate with the existing private market, RIte Care, and RIte Share.

Learn more about the Rhode Island state planning grant effort.

Application 2005

Application 2003

Interim Report, September 2004

Final Report, September 2005

Interim Report, September 2006

Final Report, September 2006

Annual Report, September 2006

Bogen, K. "Who Are the Uninsured in Rhode Island? Demographic Trends, Access to Care, and Health Status for the Under 65 Population," Medicaid Research and Evaluation Project, January 2005.

Hayward, J.A. and R.A. Lebel. "The Rhode Island Health Care for Families Act 2004 Report to the General Assembly," Rhode Island Office of Health and Human Services, January 2005.

Private Sector Sponsored Health Insurance in Rhode Island: Results of the Insurance Component of the MEPS-IC, April 2005.

Griffin, J. "Profiles and Trends of the Uninsured in Rhode Island: Characteristics of Uninsured Working-Age Adults in Rhode Island 1996-2000," Medicaid Research and Evaluation Project, April 2002.

Lebel, R.A. "Annual Report on the Department of Human Services' Implementation of Programs to Address Uninsurance Among Rhode Islanders," Rhode Island Department of Human Services, February 2005.

Nolan, P.A. "Disparities in Health Insurance Coverage Among Adults in Rhode Island," Rhode Island Department of Health, March 2002.