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State Planning Grant Overview

In order to reduce the number of uninsured in Virginia, the Virginia SPG will be focusing on the following four major goals and related activities:

Goal I: Conduct a Descriptive Study of the Existing Data on the Current Status and Economic as well as Societal Costs of Non Insurance. This will be accomplished through a thorough review of the current literature on the causes, consequences, and costs of uninsurance and through data collection activities to obtain sub-state and regional data on the uninsured.

Goal II: Perform New Data Collection and Analysis to Inform Options for Coverage Expansion for the Employed Uninsured. This will be accomplished through the collection of household telephone survey data using the State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) Coordinated State Coverage Survey with input from the SPG Data Workgroup as to state-specific content and sampling frame. Additionally, there will be an expanded collection of Virginia-specific data through the national Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component (MEPS-IC) and analyses of extant data.

Goal III: Collaborate with Public and Private Sector Partners to Develop Viable Options to Provide Access to Coverage for Virginia’s Working Uninsured Population and Sustain Collaboration to Assess Trends and Impact Long-Term Policies. This will be accomplished through an interaction between the SPG Data Workgroup, the SPG Model Development Workgroup, the SPG Business Task Force, and the SPG Community Outreach Workgroup as they fulfill their respective responsibilities. Additionally, the 2nd Annual Governor's Conference on Covering the Uninsured and the SPG website will be used as a venue for information dissemination and receiving input from potential public and private sector partners.

Goal IV: Develop a Business Plan for Covering the Uninsured in Virginia and Submit it to the Governor and to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources. The end product for the SPG will be a formal business plan, with implementation plans by market sector as needed, which can be used to help guide policy decisions for expanding health insurance options to working Virginians. A final report to HRSA on the grant activities will also be completed and submitted in 2005.

SPG Grant Informational Documents

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Last Updated: January10, 2004