Researchers from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai show that although Medicaid postpartum extensions represent a significant step forward in expanding access to maternal health care in the United States, these benefits remain inaccessible to millions of pregnant immigrants due to the complexities of state-specific pregnancy-related Medicaid policies.
This article highlights findings from researchers from from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai that demonstrate the consequences of restrictions on immigrant access to pregnancy-related insurance.
Post-COVID-19, there has been a significant cultural shift in Medicaid managed care to foster greater accountability and innovation to address enrollees’ social needs. A new Health Affairs blog post describes findings from seven Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grants and highlights policy recommendations moving forward.
As more states focus on addressing enrollee's social needs, North Carolina's Pilots project provides an excellent opportunity to evaluate the implementation of 29 evidence-based services. This paper provides timely and practical findings and recommendations from the planning, capacity building, and early implementation of the program.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awarded four community-engaged research grants to support analyses about the design, implementation, and impact of local, state, or national policies on the affordability of high-quality, equitable care.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awarded five grants to support analyses that investigate the effects of recent Medicaid policy changes and those enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on people of color, people with disabilities, the LGBTQ community, and other historically marginalized communities.
This event recording discusses the implementation lessons and policy recommendations from planning, capacity-building, and early implementation of the North Carolina Health Opportunities Pilots.
This fact sheet describes key takeaways from focus groups conducted to assess the initial awareness of and access to the Healthy Opportunities Pilots services in North Carolina.
Community organizations co-lead four new studies examining affordability of care for historically marginalized communities, awarded under the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Research in Transforming Health and Healthcare Systems program, managed by AcademyHealth.
Stakeholders in the three study states, Illinois, Texas and Washington, identified both pros and cons to conducting programs for justice-involved populations within the framework and requirements of a Section 1115 waiver.
