Hilltop Research Findings Published in HSR Journal

The findings of a Hilltop research project that identified factors associated with small group employer participation in New Mexico’s State Coverage Insurance (SCI) program have been published in an article in the December 9, 2010, online issue of HSR Journal. Entitled Small Group Employer Participation in New Mexico’s State Coverage Insurance Program: Lessons for Federal Reform, the article discusses administrative and cost issues that small employers considered when deciding whether to participate in the SCI program. It concludes that administrative and cost barriers to participation in SCI reported by employers suggest that the tax credit offered to small businesses under new federal provisions, which merely offsets the employer portion of premium, could be more effective if accompanied by additional supports to businesses. The study was partially funded by a grant to Hilltop and its partner, the New Mexico Human Services Department, from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE). To view the article, click here. Findings of the study were also published in two issue briefs: one from Hilltop (click here) and one from SHARE (click here).

December 14, 2010