Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid

State-university partnerships create opportunities for early career researchers to engage in impactful, data-driven policy work that would be difficult to achieve through traditional academic paths alone.

Leveraging this unique research multi-state research network offers opportunities for both state Medicaid agencies and their university partners to advance evidence-informed Medicaid policy.

Emerging research demonstrates how payment policy affects health care delivery for minoritized populations. This blog overviews findings related to CMS innovation models, community benefit spending, value-based purchasing health equity performance metrics, and financial incentives for providers.

Reflecting on the importance of state agency-university research partnerships brings to the fore learnings for university research centers.

This milestone prompts reflection on and acknowledgement of the evolution of state-focused health services research.

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.