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Research Provides Critically Needed Evidence on Medicare Accountable Care Organizations

AcademyHealth awarded one of its 2019 Health Services Research (HSR) Impact Award to a body of work that extends far beyond standard evaluation to provide empirical guidance on many issues from risk adjustment to unintended impacts to importance of participation.

Posted Jan 21, 2020

Topics Paying for Care Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid

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Despite Stable Individual Health Insurance Markets, Accessibility and Affordability Challenges Remain

Summarizing expert discussion at a September 2019 meeting, this brief highlights the current state-of-the-research on the individual health insurance market, such as trends in market stability and what policies are working to make individual coverage more accessible and affordable.

Posted Jan 16, 2020

Topics Paying for Care Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid

Past Event

Webinar: Navigating Low-Value Care: A Roadmap for Stakeholders

This webinar sought to define and deepen the understanding of low-value care and its importance to various stakeholders.

Date & Time January 15, 2020, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET Location Online

Topics Patient & Consumer Engagement Costs & Payments Paying for Care

Past Event

Webinar: Stabilizing Individual Health Insurance Markets

As part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality-funded project Research Insights, managed by AcademyHealth, this webinar identified the effects of a range of federal and state levers intended to strengthen the individual health insurance market’s infrastructure.

Date & Time December 17, 2019 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET Location Online

Topics Paying for Care Costs & Payments Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid

Blog Post

As Opioid Crisis Continues, New Report Points to State Options for Medicaid Coverage of Inpatient Behavioral Health Services

Recent AcademyHealth webinar presenter MaryBeth Musumeci and colleague Priya Chidambaram highlight findings from a recent Kaiser Family Foundation report on patterns of Medicaid enrollee use of substance use disorder services and state waiver activity aimed at expanding services.

Posted Dec 2, 2019 By Marybeth Musumeci, J.D, Priya Chidambaram

Topics Paying for Care Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid

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Predicting the Impact of Transforming the Medicaid Program on Health Centers’ Revenues and Capacity to Serve Medically Underserved Communities

Recent federal proposals to use block grants or per capita caps to fund Medicaid would likely lead to cuts in Medicaid funding for health centers, which are an important source of care for Medicaid enrollees.

Posted Oct 16, 2019

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Paying for Care

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Arkansas Medicaid Work and Community Engagement Requirement: Community Response

This report sought to answer questions about the early experience of Arkansas as the first state to implement a work and community engagement requirement for Medicaid expansion enrollees.

Posted Jul 23, 2019

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Paying for Care

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Medicaid Demonstration Waivers with Housing Supports: An Interim Assessment

Using federal 1115 waivers, some state Medicaid programs are experimenting with housing supports for enrollees who are homeless or precariously housed as a way both to improve their health and reduce their medical expenditures.

Posted Jul 11, 2019

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

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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

Blog Post

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