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Dorn S. 2004. Towards incremental progress: Key facts about groups of uninsured. Washington, DC: Economic and Social Research Institute, 22 pp.

Annotation: This series of fact sheets discusses various classifications of uninsured Americans who could become the focus of incremental expansions, setting out key facts and basic policy design questions for each group. The following potential coverage clusters are discussed: (1) employees of small business, (2) workers who lose their jobs, (3) workers who decline employee coverage, (4) low-income parents, (5) low-income childless families, (6) the near-elderly, (7) young adults, (8) children, and (9) immigrants. Statistical information is presented in figures throughout the fact sheets.

Keywords: Children, Families, Immigrants, Low income groups, Older adults, Parents, Public policies, Small businesses, Uninsured persons, Young adults

Rand Health. 2003. State efforts to insure the uninsured: An unfinished story. Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 6 pp.

Annotation: This report summarizes RAND research from several publications dealing with states' efforts to insure the uninsured. The following topics are discussed: (1) making insurance more accessible to small businesses, (2) providing subsidies and expanding public programs, (3) constraints on states' ability to expand coverage, (4) supporting the safety net, and (5) conclusions. Statistical information is presented in tables and figures throughout the report. The report concludes with a list of selected RAND research on employment-based health insurance.

Keywords: Health insurance, Small businesses, State programs, Uninsured persons, Universal coverage

Sieben I, Rosenberg TJ, Bazile Y. 2000. The role of WIC centers and small businesses in enrolling uninsured children in Medicaid and Child Health Plus. New York, NY: Commonwealth Fund, 25 pp. (Field report)

Sher ML, Fried M. 1994. Child care options: A workplace initiative for the 21st century. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 197 pp.

Annotation: This book examines the business community's responsibility to provide child care for its employees and considers ways that that responsibility can be met. It provides an overview of the implications to the business, reviews various child care choices, and considers the following topics: legal issues, finances, designing child care facilities, and management. One chapter contains advice for small businesses. Appendices provide information on liability insurance carriers, current licensing offices, resources for playground equipment, and a list of resource organizations, among other types of information.

Keywords: Child care, Employee benefits, Employer initiatives, Facility design and construction, Financing, Legal issues, Management, Small businesses
   

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