Stan Dorn

Health policy researcher

At the state and national level, I've been working on health issues affecting low-income people for more than 25 years. Currently, I'm a senior research associate at the Urban Institute, a non-partisan, non-profit research organization in D.C. Some of my past work included a stint as Health Policy Director at the Children's Defense Fund, where I headed the organization's health policy team in a major national campaign that helped enact the Children's Health Insurance Program; Managing Attorney at the National Health Law Program's Washington, DC, office; and Senior Policy Associate at the Economic and Social Research Institute in Washington.

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25 Largely Untold Health Reform Stories

<p>Before describing a few stories that have not received much play in the media, I'd like to mention a few publications by my Urban Institute colleagues that provide useful state and local information. One report shows, <a href="http://www.urban.org/health_policy/url.cfm?ID=411967">by Congressional district, the proportion of residents with various types of health coverage</a> (uninsured, privately insured, or covered by Medicaid or other public programs).