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.
Trends in the Supply, Utilization, and Payment for Primary Care Services in New Jersey FamilyCare before and after ACA Medicaid Expansion
This report examines trends in the supply of primary care services to NJ FamilyCare – which includes Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) – during a time of rising enrollment and multiple changes in primary care payment policy at the federal and state levels.
Issue Brief Examines Research on Medicaid & Personal Responsibility Requirements
Summarizing expert discussion at a September 2018 meeting, this brief highlights the current state-of-the-research on Medicaid policies such as cost sharing, work requirements and healthy behaviors incentives.
Medicaid Financing and Coverage Benefits Can be Leveraged to Improve Delivery of HIV Prevention Services
This white paper, commissioned by AcademyHealth, identifies Medicaid benefits and financing mechanisms that could be used to improve uptake and delivery of PrEP medication and clinical care.
Medicaid Engagement and Education Efforts Could Improve Delivery of HIV Prevention Services
This white paper, commissioned by AcademyHealth, identifies ways the Medicaid program can educate patients and providers to improve the use of PrEP medication and clinical services.
New Study Finds Immigrants Pay More in Private Insurance Premiums Than They Receive In Benefits
In the first study to look at immigrants’ role in financing private health insurance, findings contradict assertions that people born in the US are systematically subsidizing the medical care of immigrants.
More than 1 Million Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Have Gained Coverage Under the Affordable Care Act
Results from a recent study provide important evidence of population-level changes in coverage disparities under the ACA. Granular, disaggregated estimates like these can facilitate efforts to address health disparities for specific subgroups.
Medicaid and Personal Responsibility Webinar
As part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality-funded project Research Insights, managed by AcademyHealth, this webinar highlighted insights from specific states’ experiences with personal responsibility provisions in Medicaid and the national implications of these experiences.
Experts Examine the Evidence on Medicaid and Personal Responsibility Requirements
Attendees at a recent AcademyHealth meeting discussed research on work incentives, cost sharing, healthy behaviors, and Medicaid waiver implementation challenges in several states.
Research Shows Dual-Eligible Consumers Are Willing to Forgo Extra Benefits in Order to Remain with a Trusted Network
Los Angeles County has California’s lowest rate of enrollment for dual-eligible consumers served by Cal MediConnect, despite the extra benefits offered by the program.