An Overview of Medicaid Incentives for the Prevention of Chronic Diseases (MIPCD) Grants September 16, 2014 Issue Brief This brief provides an overview of the Medicaid Incentives for the Prevention of Chronic Diseases (MIPCD) grants and highlights key findings from the interim evaluation of the program. The brief also places these grants in context of pre-Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid beneficiary incentive programs and proposed programs of states that are incorporating healthy behavior incentives into Medicaid expansion waivers.
The Utah Health Care Landscape September 15, 2014 Fact Sheet This fact sheet provides an overview of the population health, health coverage, and health care delivery in Utah in the era of health reform.
The Federal Courts’ Role in Implementing the Affordable Care Act September 12, 2014 Issue Brief This issue brief examines the federal courts’ role to date in interpreting and affecting implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with a focus on the provisions that seek to expand access to affordable coverage.
One Year into Duals Demo Enrollment: Early Expectations Meet Reality August 13, 2014 Perspective One year into initial enrollment in the Medicare-Medicaid financial alignment demonstrations for dual eligible beneficiaries, some initial insights are beginning to emerge. This policy insight highlights key challenges and trends emerging in states’ demonstrations.
Medicaid Health Homes: A Profile of Newer Programs August 6, 2014 Issue Brief Under the ACA, states have a new Medicaid option to establish “health homes” designed to improve care coordination and integration and reduce costs for beneficiaries with chronic conditions. Thus far, 15 states have implemented health home programs. Following on a 2012 brief profiling Medicaid health home programs in the first six states to adopt the option, this brief describes the health home programs in the nine states that have implemented them since that time, and highlights common themes across them as well as distinctions among them.
Navigating the Health Insurance Landscape: What’s next for Navigators, In-person Assisters and Brokers? August 5, 2014 Event On August 5, 2014, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Alliance for Health Reform hosted a briefing to discuss navigator and other in-person assistance programs under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation.
States Where the Supreme Court Expansion “Option” and a Plaintiff’s Win in Halbig Would Fully or Partially Eliminate the ACA Coverage Expansion August 4, 2014 Slide
A Closer Look at the Courts’ Impact on Health Policy August 4, 2014 News Release In his latest column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman maps what the combined impact of the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion and a plaintiff’s win in Halbig would look like and discusses the impact of court decisions on health policy. All…
A Closer Look at the Courts’ Impact on Health Policy August 4, 2014 Perspective In his latest column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman maps what the combined impact of the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion and a plaintiff’s win in Halbig would look like and discusses the impact of court decisions on health policy.
The Ohio Health Care Landscape August 1, 2014 Fact Sheet This fact sheet provides an overview of population health, health coverage, and health care delivery in Ohio under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).