In 2002, Maryland received HRSA SPG funds to develop a viable, realistic, and effective series of comprehensive coverage expansion strategies that could lead to a reduction in the number of the state's uninsured. Under the grant, the state funded analysis of state specific data on the uninsured, conducted focus groups with consumers and employers, modeled options for expanding coverage and analyzed the cost of uninsurance.

Learn more about the Maryland state planning grant effort.    

Application, April 2002

Interim Report, October 2003

Interim Report, January 2005

Assessment of the Impact of Premiums: Final Report, April 2004

Health Insurance Coverage in Maryland through 2002

Maryland Current Population Survey: Medicaid Undercount Study, July 2005

Morlock, L. et al. "Policy Options for the Uninsured Young Adults in the State of Maryland," Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, June 2004.

Options for Covering the Uninsured: A Report to the Maryland General Assembly, January 2004

Results of the 2002 Maryland Children's Health Program (MCHP) Premium Focus Group Project, May 2003

Results of the 2003 Small Employer Focus Group Project, May 2003

The Costs of Not Having Health Insurance in the State of Maryland, December 2003

Water, H. et al. "Final Report - Goal 4: Develop and Assess the Impact of Options to Expand Insurance Coverage," Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, January 2005.

Maryland's Approach to Coverage Expansions 2004, Presentation by the Honorable J.A. Hurson, June 2004.

Wicks, E. et al. "Tax Options to Promote the Purchase of Health Insurance, "Economic and Social Research Institute, September 2004.