Health Policy Update

Every other week, The Weekly highlights recent research on health care finance, access to care and other topics. This edition of the Health Policy Update includes research on:

• The impact of high-deductible, employer-sponsored health plans on out-of-pocket costs;
• An assessment of Children's Health Initiatives and the Healthy Kids program;
• Reforming the children's health care system in the U.S.; and
• Measuring the rate of uninsured residents on a local level.