Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid

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Research Finds Medicaid Block Grants Would Negatively Impact Community Health Centers in Many States

The study simulated the effect of block grants and per capita caps on health centers’ revenues and service capacity using 2017 policy proposals that are similar to the Healthy Adult Opportunity initiative announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in early 2020.

Posted Jun 10, 2020

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid

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New Research Examines Efforts in Medicaid to Address Social Needs

AcademyHealth is supporting seven grants funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that seek to better understand how states and managed care organizations are working to identify and respond to Medicaid enrollees’ social needs.

Posted May 28, 2020 By Maura Dugan

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Hospitals & Health Systems

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Medicaid Expansion Enrollees in Michigan Make Gains in Employment Prior to Implementation of State’s Work Requirement

Employment and student activities increased among Michigan Medicaid expansion enrollees, outpacing employment gains among the state’s general population during the same time period.

Posted May 14, 2020 By Renuka Tipirneni, M.D., M.Sc., Erin Beathard, M.P.H., M.S.W., Susan Dorr Goold, M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A.

Topics Paying for Care Building Healthy Communities Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid

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The Community Response to Medicaid Work and Community Engagement Requirements: Lessons from New Hampshire

The preparation and implementation process for New Hampshire’s approved Work and Community Engagement Requirements program was costly and confusing for community organizations.

Posted May 11, 2020

Topics Building Healthy Communities Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid

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Study Finds Opioid Addiction Care is Hardest to Find in States Where It Is a Requirement for Medicaid Eligibility

New research looks at differences in overdose rates and availability of treatment for opioid use disorder between states with approved Medicaid work requirements and those without.

Posted May 08, 2020

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid

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1115 Waivers Can Help Expand Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatment, but Coordination and System Capacity Remain a Challenge

Learn how two early-adopter states used Section 1115 Medicaid waivers to improve access to substance use disorder services. The project is part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Research in Transforming Health and Health Care Systems program, which is managed by AcademyHealth.

Posted Apr 28, 2020

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

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State Snapshots Identify Antibiotic Prescribing Strategies

AcademyHealth's Medicaid Medical Director Network created these state snapshots to provide an overview of current antibiotic prescribing trends in select states and strategies a Medicaid Medical Director might use to disseminate evidence-based research.

Posted Apr 21, 2020

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Delivering Better Care

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Leveraging Partnerships across State Agencies Can Vastly Improve Critical Immunization Efforts

State Medicaid, public health and education partnerships offer some of the most innovative and effective responses to increasing immunization rates.

Posted Mar 23, 2020 By Susan Kennedy, M.P.P., M.S.W., Stephanie Wasserman, M.S.P.H.

Topics Public & Population Health Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid

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Medicaid’s Unique Role in Combating the Coronavirus

In a JAMA commentary published today, three Medicaid Medical Directors from AcademyHealth’s Medicaid Medical Directors Network examine the flexibility Medicaid has to expand public health capabilities in the face of a pandemic.

Posted Mar 19, 2020 By Susan Kennedy, M.P.P., M.S.W., Sunita Krishnan, M.P.H.

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

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Employers in Colorado Band Together to Directly Negotiate Rates and Lower Costs for Health Care Consumers

The Center for Improving Value in Health Care, a member of AcademyHealth’s partner, the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement, highlights how Colorado is trying change the way employers purchase, and consumers shop for health care.

Posted Mar 4, 2020 By Cari Frank, M.B.A.

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Costs & Payments