Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid

Health care coverage, from private insurance to employer-provided health care to public programs like Medicare and Medicaid, can have various impacts on people’s use of health care and, ultimately, their health and well-being.

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The Role of Medicaid Financing and Coverage Benefits in the Delivery of PrEP Intervention Services

This issue brief, commissioned by AcademyHealth, identifies Medicaid benefits and financing mechanisms that could be used to improve uptake and delivery of PrEP medication and clinical care.

Posted Jun 07, 2019

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Delivering Better Care Public & Population Health Paying for Care

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New Research Points to New Opportunities to Reduce Health Care Cost and Improve Value

Studies presented at AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting examine the relationship between health spending and social spending and point to budget-neutral.

Posted Jun 4, 2019 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics Paying for Care Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Public & Population Health ARM

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New Research Reveals Unintended Policy Effects on Use of Care and Costs

New studies presented at AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting highlight the unintended consequences of Tennessee’s Fetal Assault Law and how cost-saving efforts may not achieve reduced spending in Medicare.

Posted Jun 3, 2019 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics Access to Care Paying for Care Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid ARM

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Studies Highlight Non-Clinical Factors’ Impact on Health

New evidence presented at AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting reveals the relationships between paid family leave and breastfeeding, Medicaid expansion and eviction rates, as well as the first ever prevalence estimates of food insecurity in Medicare.

Posted Jun 2, 2019 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics Building Healthy Communities Public & Population Health Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid ARM

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Engagement with Community-Based Organizations Key to Achieving Health Equity & Wellness for Medicaid Populations

This issue brief from AcademyHealth, Health Management Associates, and the Disability Policy Consortium, provides a compelling case for engaging Community-Based Organizations in Medicaid payment and care delivery system reform.

Posted Apr 26, 2019

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Health Equity Building Healthy Communities

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Community of Practice Tackles Barriers to Increase Immunization Rates

Despite varied immunization policy landscapes across states, AcademyHealth identified three areas of opportunity including leveraging data, ensuring access & coverage, and enhancing provider/patient education and engagement.

Posted Apr 24, 2019 By Sunita Krishnan, M.P.H.

Topics Public & Population Health Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Data Sharing

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AcademyHealth Members Publish Relevant Research in February's Health Affairs Issue

The February Health Affairs issue featured 18 member studies on hospital trends, insurance and Medicare, telemedicine, and more.

Posted Apr 2, 2019 By Emily Chun

Topics Delivering Better Care Hospitals & Health Systems Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Costs & Payments

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An Overview of the Medicaid Medical Directors Network

The (Medicaid Medical Directors Network) MMDN focuses on the development and use of evidence-based medicine, measurement and improvement of health care quality, and the redesign of health care delivery systems.

Posted Mar 12, 2019

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Quality Improvement

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AcademyHealth Members Publish Research on Substance Use Treatment, Health Policy Recommendations, and More

The January issue of Health Affairs features member research on topics such as substance use treatment, payment methods, medicare, medicaid, and health policy.

Posted Feb 28, 2019 By Emily Chun

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Costs & Payments Public & Population Health

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Health Policy Experts Urge Focus on Spending, Delivery System & Public Health Issues

Last week, hundreds of experts from across the health policy community converged in Washington D.C. for AcademyHealth’s National Health Policy Conference.

Posted Feb 15, 2019 By Lauren Adams, M.A., Brian Cardillo, M.A.

Topics Access to Care Public & Population Health Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid National Health Policy Conference