title: Community Health Purchasing Alliances (CHPAs): how Florida CHPAs are affecting employers. A case study.
abstract: Florida's health insurance reforms for small employers can be viewed as two distinct initiatives: insurance reform and the community health purchasing alliances (CHPAs). While small employer insurance reform legislation appears to have expanded access to coverage, the administrative structure of the CHPA still has a long way to go to capture the confidence of the marketplace.
authors.affiliation: William M. Mercer, Inc., Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Dickerson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017049:Employer Health Costs / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D017754:Group Purchasing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006265:Health Care Coalitions / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008875:Middle Aged; D014481:United States