Experiences applying for and understanding health insurance under Massachusetts health care reform

@article{Nardin2016ExperiencesAF,
  title={Experiences applying for and understanding health insurance under Massachusetts health care reform},
  author={Rachel A. Nardin and Leah Zallman and Assaad Sayah and Danny McCormick},
  journal={International Journal for Equity in Health},
  year={2016},
  volume={15}
}
BackgroundThe Affordable Care Act was modeled on the Massachusetts Health Reform of 2006, which reduced the number of uninsured largely through a Medicaid expansion and the provision of publicly subsidized insurance obtained through a Health Benefits Exchange.MethodsWe surveyed a convenience sample of 780 patients seeking care in a safety-net system who obtained Medicaid or publicly subsidized insurance after the Massachusetts reform, as well as a group of employed patients with private… 
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