> That PDF shows nothing about full-time vs part-time downgrading. From the text: "To capture potential changes in hours worked in response to health reform,

> That PDF shows nothing about full-time vs part-time downgrading. From the text: "To capture potential changes in hours worked in response to health reform, we also examined trends in full-time and part-time work over time." > uninsurance was only reduced by a little over a third for all that change in policy. this reduction occurred on top of a trend of great increases in uninsurance nationwide at the same time: > Between 2008 and 2010, Massachusetts, the four comparison states, and the rest of the nation all experienced sharp drops in employer-sponsored coverage, reflecting the impacts of the recession. However, it would appear that health reform mitigated the effects of the recession in Massachusetts on employer-sponsored coverage to some extent, as the level of employer- sponsored coverage in Massachusetts, which was below that of the four comparison states prior to health reform, moved above the level in those states after health reform and has remained at a higher level.