1. J. Bernstein
,
“The Jobless Recovery,”
Issue Brief no. 186 (
Washington
:
Economic Policy Institute
,
January 2003
);
2. We conducted similar analyses using the National Survey of America's Families (NSAF) data from 1999 and 2002. The results showed similar patterns, although there were some differences, such as an increase in coverage for children and no change for adults. Much of the difference was attributable to the use of 1999 data, which meant that the period included one year of strong economic growth and two years of the economic downturn. See the following policy briefs from the Urban Institute's series
,
Shapshots of America's Families III
(
September 2003
):
3. J. Holahan
and
B. Bruen
,
“Medicaid Spending: What Factors Contributed to the Growth between 2000 and 2002?”
(
Washington
:
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
,
September 2003
).