The Commonwealth Fund

Lewin contact: John Sheils

The Lewin Group developed an analysis of the cost and coverage impacts of a proposal to expand insurance coverage developed by the Commonwealth Fund. Results from the analysis were featured in a recent article in Health Affairs by Karen Davis and Cathy Schoen of the Commonwealth Fund. The proposal includes an expansion of employer sponsored coverage through a "pay-or-play" program in which employers must either provide coverage to their workers or pay a tax covering their workers under a new public program. The proposal also expands upon the existing Medicaid/SCHIP programs, provides premium subsidies to middle-income people for the purchase of insurance, creates a Medicare buy-in for people over age 60 and permits people to obtain coverage from health plans offered through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP).

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