Elise Gould
Director of Health Policy Research
Publications by Elise Gould
Blog
-
March 15, 2013 | Big win for workers in Portland and (hopefully) Philadelphia
-
Oct. 12, 2012 | The ACA unequivocally increases insurance coverage
-
Sept. 12, 2012 | By the numbers: New Census Bureau data on poverty, income, and health insurance coverage
-
June 28, 2012 | Supreme Court’s decision valuable because it upholds important safety net legislation
-
May 10, 2012 | Senate health committee hearing stresses importance of paid sick time
-
March 9, 2012 | High-scoring, low-income students no more likely to complete college than low-scoring, rich students
-
Feb. 2, 2012 | SNAP for the economy
-
Jan. 5, 2012 | Mobility remains low as inequality increases
-
Oct. 7, 2011 | Taxing health benefits no silver bullet: Famous economists agreeing with us, Part 2
-
Sept. 27, 2011 | Health insurance premiums continue to rise far faster than workers’ earnings and overall inflation
-
Sept. 23, 2011 | Signs of health reform success on anniversary of provisions for young adults
-
Sept. 14, 2011 | Young adults increase employer-sponsored insurance as their employment rates fall: Evidence the Affordable Care Act works
-
Sept. 13, 2011 | Deep poverty at all-time high
-
Sept. 13, 2011 | By the numbers: 2010 income, poverty, and health insurance coverage
-
Sept. 9, 2011 | Looking ahead to next week’s Census release of income, poverty and health insurance data
Report
-
May 8, 2013 | Increased health care cost sharing works as intended: It burdens patients who need care the most
-
Dec. 5, 2012 | Employer-sponsored health insurance coverage continues to decline in a new decade
-
Oct. 16, 2012 | Paid sick days: Measuring the small cost for New York City businesses
-
July 24, 2012 | U.S. poverty rates higher, safety net weaker than in peer countries
-
Feb. 23, 2012 | A decade of declines in employer-sponsored health insurance coverage
-
Jan. 18, 2012 | Oregon retirement security: How are retirement needs being met now and in the future?
-
June 29, 2011 | The need for paid sick days: The lack of a federal policy further erodes family economic security
-
May 6, 2011 | Reducing the federal deficit by increasing households’ risk
-
March 31, 2011 | Paid Sick Days: Measuring the small costs for Connecticut businesses
-
Feb. 17, 2011 | The compensation penalty of “right-to-work” laws
-
Jan. 5, 2011 | Another look at poverty in the Great Recession
-
Nov. 16, 2010 | Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Erosion Accelerates in the Recession
-
Dec. 15, 2009 | Senate health bill scores big for small business; would help provide affordable, stable coverage
-
Dec. 11, 2009 | House health care bill is right on the money: Taxing high incomes better than taxing high premiums
-
Oct. 27, 2009 | Employer-sponsored health insurance erosion continues
-
Oct. 20, 2009 | The best of the health reform proposals
-
Oct. 1, 2009 | The excise tax shares flaws of the tax cap but with even worse results
-
Aug. 6, 2009 | Expanded subsidies are essential to health reform
-
July 30, 2009 | Should I play or should I pay?: The success of health care reform may come down to how we frame that pivotal decision
-
July 30, 2009 | The health care free ride
-
July 22, 2009 | Tri-Committee Bill Scores Big for Small Business
-
July 22, 2009 | Health Care Reform—Big Benefits for Small Businesses
-
June 11, 2009 | Capping the health insurance tax exclusion—The consequences vary greatly across states and regions
-
March 20, 2009 | Not-so-easy money: Taxing health benefits comes with costs
-
March 4, 2009 | Who is Adversely Affected by Limiting the Tax Exclusion of Employment-Based Premiums?
-
Oct. 8, 2008 | The erosion of employer-sponsored health insurance
-
July 29, 2008 | Obama health plan outperforms McCain plan in coverage and efficiency
-
Oct. 31, 2007 | The erosion of employment-based insurance: More working families left uninsured
-
Sept. 20, 2007 | California kids lose employment-based coverage: The impact on the community, business, and the publi
-
Aug. 24, 2007 | Children’s Lead Poisoning and Asthma
-
Jan. 23, 2007 | Bush to outline misguided health care proposal in State of the Union address
-
Sept. 27, 2006 | Health insurance eroding for working families: Employer-provided coverage declines for fifth consecu
-
Oct. 20, 2005 | Prognosis worsens for workers’ health care: Fourth consecutive year of decline in employer-provided
-
Oct. 20, 2005 | Prognosis worsens for workers’ health care: Fourth consecutive year of decline in employer-provided insurance coverage
-
Oct. 20, 2004 | Less Cash in Their Pockets: Trends in Incomes, Wages, Taxes, and Health Spending of Middle-Income Fa
-
Sept. 16, 2004 | The chronic problem of declining health coverage: Employer-provided health insurance falls for third
-
July 27, 2004 | Assessing Job Quality: How Factcheck.org got it wrong
-
Dec. 12, 2003 | Measuring employment since the recovery
Economic snapshot
-
May 9, 2013 | Health spending concentrated among only a few unlucky ones: Medicaid provides meaningful safety net
-
Dec. 13, 2012 | Average worker in ‘right-to-work’ state earns $1,500 less each year
-
Dec. 6, 2012 | Health reform helps young adults
-
Nov. 14, 2012 | Two in five female-headed families with children live in poverty
-
Oct. 10, 2012 | U.S. lags behind peer countries in mobility
-
July 5, 2012 | Public insurance helps blunt effects of declining employer-sponsored coverage
-
June 27, 2012 | What happens if the health insurance mandate is overturned?
-
March 21, 2012 | Health care reform increased employer-sponsored coverage for young adults – even in a poor labor market
-
Nov. 17, 2011 | New poverty measure highlights positive effect of government assistance
-
April 11, 2011 | Access to sick days is vastly unequal
-
Sept. 22, 2010 | The poor are getting poorer
-
Oct. 14, 2009 | Public health insurance offsets large losses in private coverage
-
July 28, 2009 | Costly COBRA: For the jobless, health care costs may exceed unemployment benefits
-
May 6, 2009 | No paid leave for new moms
-
Oct. 8, 2008 | Most states suffer large declines in employer-sponsored health coverage
-
July 16, 2008 | Growing disparities in life expectancy
-
Feb. 20, 2008 | Health care insecurity greatest among Hispanics
-
May 9, 2007 | For young college grads, employment levels still recovering as wages erode
-
April 25, 2007 | Access to Sick Days Vastly Unequal
-
Feb. 2, 2007 | Bush’s health plan scratches the surface, starts an infection
-
Sept. 27, 2006 | More Children are Uninsured
-
May 24, 2006 | Young college graduates face weak labor market
-
Oct. 19, 2005 | Children’s health insurance at risk
-
June 29, 2005 | Job quality begins to recover
-
June 15, 2005 | Many already lack a steady job before the Social Security retirement age
-
Oct. 20, 2004 | Health care: U.S. spends more, gets less
-
Sept. 16, 2004 | Health insurance coverage and children
-
Aug. 18, 2004 | Worker compensation lagging behind productivity gains
-
March 3, 2004 | Different sets of employment numbers tell the same story: Slow job growth
-
Dec. 3, 2003 | New plan fails half of elderly in 2006
Economic Indicators
-
May 7, 2013 | Job openings and hires fell in March, and there are still 3.1 job seekers for every job opening
-
April 9, 2013 | Job openings and hiring increased in February, but there are still 3.1 job seekers for every job opening
-
March 12, 2013 | Job openings and hiring increased slightly in January, but there are still 3.3 job-seekers for every job opening
-
Sept. 12, 2012 | Already more than a lost decade: Poverty and income trends continue to paint a bleak picture
-
Sept. 12, 2012 | Government safety net leads to declining uninsured rates for those under age 65
-
Aug. 7, 2012 | Job seekers’ odds improve but remain slim
-
July 10, 2012 | Job seekers still face long odds
-
Nov. 8, 2011 | Minimal improvement in job-finding prospects
-
Sept. 14, 2011 | A lost decade: Poverty and income trends continue to paint a bleak picture for working families
-
Sept. 13, 2011 | 2010 marks another year of decline for employer-sponsored health insurance coverage
-
June 7, 2011 | A lack of want ads: the job market deteriorates
-
Dec. 7, 2010 | No jobs for more than three out of four unemployed workers
-
Sept. 16, 2010 | A lost decade: Poverty and income trends paint a bleak picture for working families
-
Sept. 16, 2010 | Decline in employer-sponsored health coverage accelerated three times as fast in 2009
-
Sept. 10, 2009 | Employer-sponsored health insurance erosion continues, will likely accelerate through 2009
-
Aug. 26, 2008 | Overall health insurance coverage rises, but masks decline in private coverage
-
Oct. 31, 2007 | The erosion of employment-based insurance: More working families left uninsured
-
Sept. 27, 2006 | Health insurance eroding for working families: Employer-provided coverage declines for fifth consecu
-
Oct. 20, 2005 | Prognosis worsens for workers’ health care: Fourth consecutive year of decline in employer-provided insurance coverage
-
Sept. 16, 2004 | The chronic problem of declining health coverage: Employer-provided health insurance falls for third
-
March 23, 2004 | Bush officials try to cherry-pick statistics; it’s still worst job creation record in 60 years—EPI Viewpoints

Commentary
Jan. 25, 2012 | President Obama, help low-income families by creating jobs
July 6, 2011 | Connecticut correct to mandate paid sick days
Sept. 16, 2010 | “Yet another reminder of the severity of the Great Recession”
Nov. 13, 2009 | The House Wins
Oct. 22, 2009 | Senate tax proposal would affect one-third of health insurance plans
Oct. 2, 2009 | The excise tax shares flaws of the tax cap but with even worse results
Sept. 14, 2009 | Finishing strong
Sept. 8, 2009 | Declining health care coverage: the worst is yet to come
July 23, 2009 | Small business and health reform
July 15, 2009 | High-priced, but not high-quality
May 13, 2009 | A public plan option as backup insurance for all Americans
April 29, 2009 | Health Reform in the 21st Century: Employer Sponsored Insurance
May 2, 2007 | The Health-Finance Debate Reaches a Fever Pitch
Oct. 19, 2006 | Making healthcare worse
Oct. 11, 2006 | Consumer-driven health care is a false promise
Aug. 25, 2004 | Bush strikes out on health care, making sense – EPI Viewpoints