Making the Case for Prevention
Working with the Washington Health Care Authority, AcademyHealth and Nemours examined the evidence base supporting upstream prevention investments from a business perspective.
States Turn to Medicaid Managed Care to Coordinate Long-Term Services and Supports
Trends in state programs provide an opportunity to examine how long-term services and supports (LTSS) are being financed and implemented. This post previews a forthcoming webinar from AcademyHealth’s LTSS interest group that will provide an overview of Medicaid financed Managed LTSS.
How AcademyHealth Worked to Make Health and Health Care Better for Everybody from 2015-2017
This 2015-2017 Progress Report details how AcademyHealth worked with our members, partners, and funders to make both health care and research better all with the aim of making health and health care better for everybody.
State Flexibility in a New Era: What Are the Research Priorities for Section 1115 Demonstrations?
Section 1115 Medicaid demonstrations are being used to test alterations in Medicaid’s eligibility, service delivery and its potential role in achieving broader social aims. Experts outline recommendations to ensure evaluations of these demonstrations produce robust results and create usable knowledge.
Approaches to Cross-Sector Population Health Accountability
Financial alignment across the health care and social services sectors is a promising strategy to encourage collaboration to improve population health. This paper, commissioned by AcademyHealth's Payment Reform for Population Health program, outlines two approaches for aligning incentives: parallel risk and hierarchical risk.
2018 National Health Policy Conference
An extensive overview of the nation’s 2018 health policy agenda.
Paying for Population Health: Case Studies on the Role of the Health System in Addressing Social Determinants of Health
In collaboration with AcademyHealth’s Payment Reform for Population Health project, a team at Northeastern University conducted four case studies of cross-sector community-level population health improvement efforts focused on addressing social determinants of health.
Paying for Population Health: A Summary Report of Four Case Studies
In collaboration with AcademyHealth’s Payment Reform for Population Health project, a team at Northeastern University conducted four case studies of cross-sector community-level population health improvement efforts focused on addressing social determinants of health.
Elements That Support Payment Reform for Population Health: A Trusted Environment
A trusted convener, agreed upon by community partners to serve as an organizing entity, can foster relationship building and facilitate payment reform for population health.
Elements That Support Payment Reform for Population Health: Payment and Financing Models
Funding sources, financing strategies, and payment models can all influence a health system’s consideration to invest in or fund non-clinical population health.