July/August 2007
Martinez-Vidal Named SCI Director
SCI Announces States Participating in the Coverage Institute
New State Updates
Implementation Work Continues in Massachusetts
New Publication on Auto-Enrollment: Strategies for Enrolling Eligible Populations
Reinsurance Institute: Final Meeting
State Health Access Reform Evaluation Call for Proposals to be Released Aug. 6
Reports of Interest
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Martinez-Vidal Named SCI Director

After an exhaustive national search, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation named Enrique Martinez-Vidal the national program director for the State Coverage Initiatives (SCI) program, effective July 1.

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SCI Announces States Participating in the Coverage Institute

Fourteen states have been accepted to participate in the State Coverage Initiatives program's second annual Coverage Institute.
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New State Updates

Legislative updates from New York, Oregon, and Maine.
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Implementation Work Continues in Massachusetts

When the individual mandate to obtain health insurance took effect July 1, the Massachusetts health care reform plan reached another important milestone.
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New Publication on Auto-Enrollment: Strategies for Enrolling Eligible Populations

A paper authored by the Urban Institute's Stan Dorn, Automatic Enrollment Strategies: Helping State Coverage Expansions Achieve Their Goals, is now available.

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Reinsurance Institute: Final Meeting

On July 19, 2007, states participating in SCI's Reinsurance Institute reconvened for a final meeting to review the findings of the work undertaken during the course of the Institute. 

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State Health Access Reform Evaluation Call for Proposals to be Released Aug. 6

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, through the new State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) National Program, will issue a call for proposals to support research and evaluation of state reform initiatives that focus on health insurance access. 

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Reports of Interest

Reports of Interest from the Center for Health Care Strategies, Health Affairs, Alliance for Health Reform, and others.
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