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The following Commonwealth Fund reports/articles can be downloaded from http://www.cmwf.org.
MEWAs: The Threat of Plan Insolvency and Other Challenges, Mila Kofman, Eliza Bangit, and Kevin Lucia, March 2004. Commonwealth Fund.
Rite of Passage? How Young Adults Become Uninsured and How New Policies can Help. Sara R. Collins, Cathy Schoen, Katie Tenney, Michelle M. Doty, Alice Ho, updated May 2004.
Will Consumer-Directed Health Care Improve System Performance?, Karen Davis, August 2004
Health Insurance Scams: How Government Is Responding and What Further Steps Are Needed. Mila Kofman, Kevin Lucia, and Eliza Bangit, August 2003.
Consumer Driven Health Plans: Are They More Than Talk Now? Jon R. Gabel, Anthony T. Lo Sasso, and Thomas Rice, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, November 2002.
Health Insurance Tax Credits: Will They Work for Women? Sara R. Collins, Stephanie B. Berkson, and Deirdre A. Downey, January 2003.
Individual Insurance: How Much Financial Protection Does it Provide? Jon Gabel, et al., Health Affairs Web Exclusive. April 2002;21(3).
Are Tax Credits Alone the Solution to Affordable Health Insurance?
Comparing Individual and Group Insurance Costs in 17 U.S. Markets. Jon Gabel, et al., May 2002.
"State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)." Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. http://www.cms.hhs.gov. Accessed February 2004.
"Prescription Drug and Other Assistance Programs." Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. http://www.medicare.gov. Accessed February 2004.
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