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An Overview of the Medicaid Outcomes Distributed Research Network

The Medicaid Outcomes Distributed Research Network (MODRN) supports evidence-based state health policy and practice with a focus on transforming Medicaid-based health care, including improving the patient experience with care, improving the health of populations, and reducing the per capita cost of health care.

MODRN One-Pager

This one-pager provides an overview of the network objectives, along with current activities, projects, and members.

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Leveraging the State-University Partnership Learning Network (SUPLN) and the Medicaid Medical Directors Network (MMDN), AcademyHealth's Evidence-Informed State Health Policy Institute, in collaboration with a Data Coordinating Center at the University of Pittsburgh, launched the Medicaid Outcomes Distributed Research Network (MODRN) in 2018 to provide states with the opportunity to utilize multi-state Medicaid data to address issues of national public health importance, such as the opioid crisis, while measuring the impact of innovative policies and interventions.

This work is supported by a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) R01DA048029.

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The Medicaid Outcomes Distributed Research Network (MODRN)

AcademyHealth's Evidence-Informed State Health Policy Institute supports this research network that enables participating states to harness multi-state Medicaid data to address issues of national public health importance and measure the impact of innovative policies and interventions.

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