Based on an INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY SOLUTIONS Round-Table held November 1, 2001, and on a Review of Pertinent Data and Research

The desire to assure continued health coverage for displaced workers and their children has generated considerable and continuing interest, on both sides of the aisle, in alternative proposals to subsidize health insurance for displaced workers. But what proposed approaches would be most effective in achieving coverage and continuous care and provider relationships for working families and their children? And how do these proposed approaches relate to the eligibility of many displaced workers' children for Medicaid and SCHIP? To date, policy discussions have not focused on these issues.

To explore these topics, the Institute for Health Policy Solutions (IHPS) gathered relevant background data and, on November 1, 2001, convened a roundtable of experts to brainstorm about critical issues policy makers need to consider, and to develop information and insights to inform both their thinking and subsequent analysis and research. This paper presents the most salient facts and insights from our background research and the roundtable discussion.