Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey

The Urban Institute, along with Sharon Long at the University of Minnesota and Social Science Research Solutions, conducts the Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey (MHIS) for the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy (DHCFP). The goal of the survey is to collect information on health insurance coverage and access to and use of health care for the non-institutionalized population in Massachusetts. The MHIS data are used to evaluate health insurance coverage and health care access and use for the residents of Massachusetts.

Policy Briefs

Estimates of the Uninsurance Rate in Massachusetts from Survey Data: Why Are They So Different?
Sharon K. Long, Stephen Zuckerman, Timothy Triplett, Allison Cook, Kate Nordahl, Tracy Siegrist, Cindy Wacks

Researchers from the Urban Institute and the State of Massachusetts explored why existing surveys generate very different estimates of the uninsurance rate in Massachusetts. The surveys they examined are the Current Population Survey (CPS), the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), the Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey, and the Massachusetts Health Reform Survey (MHRS). This brief described how estimates may vary because of differences in the wording of the insurance questions asked in the surveys, differences in question placement and context within the survey, differences in survey design and fielding strategies, differences in accounting for missing data and other data preparation, and differences in survey fielding time frames. The analysis concludes that there has been no single survey in Massachusetts that is clearly superior across all of these important dimensions.

Estimates of Health Insurance Coverage in Massachusetts from the 2009 Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey
Sharon K. Long, Lokendra Phadera

Massachusetts, which enacted a landmark health care reform bill in April 2006, is now beginning the fourth year of its ambitious health reform initiative, with evidence of strong and continuing gains in insurance coverage. This policy brief, which is based on the 2009 Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey (HIS), shows uninsurance in Massachusetts continuing at historically low levels—at 2.7% for the overall population, 1.9% for children and 3.5% for non-elderly adults. The findings suggest that the recession had had limited impact on health insurance coverage as of spring of 2009.

Barriers to Obtaining Health Care among Insured Massachusetts Residents
Sharon Long, Lokendra Phadera

Although Massachusetts' 2006 health reform initiative led to significant gains in insurance coverage and improvements in access to health care, barriers to obtaining care still exist for some Massachusetts residents, including difficulties finding providers who will see them and high health care costs. This policy brief uses the 2008 and 2009 Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey (MHIS) to examine reported difficulties in obtaining health care for insured residents in the state, focusing on difficulties related to access to providers and unmet need for care because of health care costs.

Estimates of Health Insurance Coverage in Massachusetts from the Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey: An Update for 2010
Sharon Long, Lokendra Phadera

Massachusetts, which enacted a landmark health care reform bill in April 2006, is now beginning the fifth year of its ambitious health reform initiative, with evidence of strong and continuing gains in insurance coverage. This policy brief, which is based on the 2008-2010 Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey (MHIS), shows uninsurance in Massachusetts continuing at historically low levels.

Chartbooks

Health Insurance Coverage in Massachusetts: Estimates from the 2008 and 2009 Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey
Sharon K. Long, Lokendra Phadera, Karen Stockley

The Urban Institute, along with its subcontractor, Social Science Research Solutions, conduct the Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey (HIS) for the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy to obtain information on health insurance coverage and access to and use of health care for the non-institutionalized population in Massachusetts. This report summarizes the results of the survey for health insurance coverage in 2008 and 2009, including the finding that more than 97 percent of Massachusetts residents have health insurance in 2009, despite the economic recession.

Access to Health Care in Massachusetts: Results from the 2008 and 2009 Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey
Sharon Long, Lokendra Phadera

The Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey (MHIS) collects information on health insurance coverage and access to and use of health care for the non-institutionalized population in Massachusetts. It is funded by the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy (DHCFP) and is conducted by the Urban Institute, along with its subcontractor, Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS). This report examines health care access and use in 2008 and 2009 in Massachusetts.

Access to Health Care in Massachusetts: Estimates from the 2008 Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey
Sharon Long, Allison Cook, Karen Stockley

Health Insurance Coverage in Massachusetts: Results from the 2008-2010 Massachusetts Health Insurance Surveys
Deval Patrick, Timothy P. Murray, JudyAnn Bigby, Seena Perumal Carrington

The Urban Institute, along Sharon Long at the University of Minnesota and Social Science Research Solutions, conducts the Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey (MHIS) for the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy (DHCFP). This chartbook summarizes the results of the Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey for health insurance coverage in 2008 to 2010.

Access to Health Care in Massachusetts:
Results from the 2008-2010 Massachusetts Health Insurance Surveys for Children (Ages 0 through 18)
Results from the 2008-2010 Massachusetts Health Insurance Surveys for Non-Elderly Adults (Ages 19 through 64)
Results from the 2008-2010 Massachusetts Health Insurance Surveys for Elderly Adults (Ages 65 and Older)
Results from the 2008-2010 Massachusetts Health Insurance Surveys for All Residents)
Deval Patrick, Timothy P. Murray, JudyAnn Bigby, Seena Perumal Carrington

The Urban Institute, along Sharon Long at the University of Minnesota and Social Science Research Solutions, conducts the Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey (MHIS) for the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy (DHCFP). These chartbooks summarize the results of the Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey for access to health care for different population subgroups in 2008 to 2010.

Detailed Tables

Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care in Massachusetts: Detailed Tabulations Based on the 2009 Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey
Sharon Long, Lokendra Phadera

The Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey (MHIS) collects information on health insurance coverage and access to and use of health care for the non-institutionalized population in Massachusetts. It is funded by the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy (DHCFP) and is conducted by the Urban Institute, along with its subcontractor, Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS). This report presents the detail tabulations from the 2009 MHIS on health insurance coverage and access to and use of health care in Massachusetts.

Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care in Massachusetts: Detailed Tabulations Based on the 2008 Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey
Sharon Long, Lokendra Phadera

The Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey (MHIS) collects information on health insurance coverage and access to and use of health care for the non-institutionalized population in Massachusetts. It is funded by the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy (DHCFP) and is conducted by the Urban Institute, along with its subcontractor, Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS). This report presents the detail tabulations from the 2008 MHIS on health insurance coverage and access to and use of health care in Massachusetts.

Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care in Massachusetts: Detailed Tabulations Based on the 2010 Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey
Lokendra Phadera, Sharon Long

The Urban Institute, along Sharon Long at the University of Minnesota Social Science Research Solutions, conducts the Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey (MHIS) for the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy (DHCFP). This report presents the detail tabulations from the 2010 MHIS on health insurance coverage and access to and use of health care in Massachusetts.

Methodology Report

2008 Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey: Methodology Report
Sharon Long, Timothy Triplett, David Dutwin, Susan Sherr

The Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey (MHIS) collects information on health insurance coverage and access to and use of health care for the non-institutionalized population in Massachusetts. It is funded by the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy (DHCFP) and is conducted by the Urban Institute, along with its subcontractor, Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS). This report provides information about the methods used to collect and analyze the MHIS.

Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey Methodology Report Survey Years: 2008, 2009, and 2010
Timothy Triplett, Sharon Long, David Dutwin, Susan Sherr

The Urban Institute, along Sharon Long at the University of Minnesota and Social Science Research Solutions, conducts the Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey (MHIS) for the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy (DHCFP). This report provides information about the methods used to collect and analyze the MHIS.

Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey - 2010