United Hospital Fund of New York

In the second of two grants from the New York Health Foundation’s Coverage Consortium initiative, the United Hospital Fund implemented Phase 2 of a project that aimed to advance public understanding of health insurance coverage and promote better public policies.

Specific activities included studying private market reform with focused analyses on young adults, COBRA assistance, benefit design, and connector/exchange structures for New York. The United Hospital Fund also examined issues related to public health insurance program simplification such as participation rates, leveraging third party databases, Medicaid client notices, and tracking coverage trends over time using Census data.

This project was part of a larger NYHealth Coverage Consortium that funded 10 grants to seven universities, policy institutes, and community agencies across the State, supporting projects that could inform State health reform efforts, offer ways to streamline enrollment in public programs, significantly reduce costs and improve quality, and test ideas for expanding coverage among small employers, sole proprietors, and self-employed people.

Read an NYHealth special report that contains a summary of findings from this consortium.

Read about the first of two grants to the United Hospital Fund from the NYHealth Coverage Consortium initiative.

In response to the demise of the direct pay market in New York State, the New York Health Foundation supported the United Hospital Fund’s (UHF’s) analytic and convening efforts last year. Phase 1 of this project included analysis in private insurance markets, coverage trends, and offer and participation rates. In Phase 2, UHF continues to advance public understanding of health insurance coverage and promote better public policies.

Specific Phase 2 activities include studying private market reform with focused analyses on young adults, COBRA assistance, benefit design, and connector/exchange structures for New York. UHF is also examining issues related to public health insurance program simplification such as participation rates, leveraging third party databases, Medicaid client notices, and tracking coverage trends over time using Census data.