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1. California's Early Coverage Expansion under the Affordable Care Act: A County-Level Analysis.

Author

Sommers, Benjamin D., Chua, Kao‐Ping, Kenney, Genevieve M., Long, Sharon K., and McMorrow, Stacey

Subjects
*MEDICAID, *MEDICAL care, *HEALTH of adults, *HEALTH insurance, *INSURANCE statistics, *HEALTH insurance statistics, *ETHNIC groups, *RESEARCH funding, *SOCIOECONOMIC factors, PATIENT Protection & Affordable Care Act, MEDICAID statistics, STATISTICS on medically uninsured persons
Abstract

Objective: To assess the coverage effects of California's 2011 Low-Income Health Program (LIHP), enacted as an "early expansion" under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and to demonstrate the feasibility of using Census data to measure county-level coverage changes.Data Sources/study Setting: 2008-2012 American Community Survey (ACS). The sample contained California adults ages 19-64 years (n = 237,876) and children 0-18 years (n = 113,159) with incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty level.Study Design: Differences-in-differences analysis comparing public coverage, private insurance, and the uninsured rate in counties that expanded the LIHP in 2011 versus California counties not expanding during this time. Additional analyses tested for heterogeneous impacts of the LIHP and spillover effects on children.Principal Findings: Compared to nonexpansion counties, public coverage for adults increased by 1.8 percentage points (p = .02) in expanding counties, while the uninsured rate declined by 2.1 percentage points (p = .01). There was no significant change in private coverage. Public coverage gains were largest for Latinos and those with limited English proficiency. The expansion produced a positive spillover effect on children's Medicaid enrollment.Conclusions: California's 2011 expansion produced significant increases in public coverage for low-income individuals, particularly Latinos. Substate coverage analyses with the ACS can add valuable detail to future assessments of the ACA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2016
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2. Politics of Policy: Assessing the Implementation, Impact, and Evolution of the Performance Assessment for California Teachers (PACT) and edTPA.

Author

Mitescu Reagan, Emilie, Schram, Thomas, McCurdy, Kathryn, Te-Hsin Chang, and Evans, Carla M.

Subjects
TEACHER education, PERFORMANCE evaluation, EDUCATION, EDUCATION policy, DEBATE
Abstract

Copyright of Education Policy Analysis Archives / Archivos Analíticos de Políticas Educativas / Arquivos Analíticos de Políticas Educativas is the property of Educational Policy Analysis Archives & Education Review and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Published
2016
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3. Legal Opportunity Structures and Organizing for Latino Immigrant Labor Rights in two U.S. Cities: The Case of San Jose and Houston.

Author

Gleeson, Shannon

Subjects
HISPANIC Americans, IMMIGRANTS, EMPLOYEE rights, LABOR unions
Abstract

This paper draws on a comparison between tactics for advocating for low-wage Latino immigrant labor rights in two cities: San Jose, CA and Houston, TX. Drawing on interviews with key immigrant labor unions, community-based organizations, advocacy groups, and government agencies, I argue that the very divergent policy contexts in these two cities have given rise to different strategies for advocating for immigrant labor rights. The thick state policy structure in San Jose has encouraged claims-making on formal legal grounds through bureaucratic proceedings and labor unionism. Community organizations in San Jose, though numerous, have generally relegated employment and labor rights issues to state agencies and unions. Local government, which relies on the strong state apparatus to enforce labor rights, has played an almost non-existent role. However, the relatively thin state policy structure in Houston has created an opening where the local government - in conjunction with community organizations and various Latin American consulates- has played a larger role in an arena where they typically do not have jurisdiction. A paradox thus emerges in Houston where a distant federal government combined with a weak state government empowers a stronger and more involved local government. This local government relies closely on community leaders as liaisons to the immigrant community who are aware of the antagonistic political context in which they operate, and who employ a broad base of strategies to garner rights for immigrant workers. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2007

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