The Virginia Health Care Landscape
This fact sheet provides an overview of the population health, health coverage, and health care delivery system in Virginia in the era of health reform under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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The Ohio Health Care Landscape
Fact SheetThis fact sheet provides an overview of population health, health coverage, and health care delivery in Ohio under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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Julie Rovner Chosen as Robin Toner Distinguished Fellow
News ReleaseThis news release announces the selection of NPR health policy correspondent Julie Rovner as the Robin Toner Distinguished Fellow. Rovner will begin her fellowship in May and work as a Senior Correspondent with Kaiser Health News (KHN) and its news partners, covering health policy and politics and doing enterprise reporting for a variety of platforms.
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Financial Alignment Demonstrations for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries: A Look at CMS’s Evaluation Plan
Issue BriefThis issue brief describes the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ plan to evaluate the financial alignment demonstrations, for beneficiaries dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid via its contract with RTI International.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cervical Cancer
FeatureRacial and Ethnic Disparities in Cervical Cancer Download Source CDC, United States Cancer Center: 2009 Cancer Types Grouped by Race
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Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program: Helping Medicaid Beneficiaries Move Back Home
Issue BriefThis brief profiles four Medicaid long-term services and supports beneficiaries who transitioned back to the community as participants in the Money Follows the Person demonstration program in Maryland or Tennessee.
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How are Seniors Choosing and Changing Health Insurance Plans?
ReportThis report summarizes first-hand accounts of seniors’ Medicare private plan decision making strategies, based on focus groups conducted in four cities. Seniors found the initial plan selection process overwhelming due to the volume of information they received and their inability to organize it. Few used the government's online comparison tool, and those that did cite several shortcomings. Many relied on advice from sources they trust, including insurance agents, plan representatives, friends, family members, doctor's offices…
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Most Medicaid Programs Cover Cancer Screening Services Important for Women
FeatureMost Medicaid Programs Cover Cancer Screening Services Important for Women Download Source KCMU/HMA Survey of State Medicaid Coverage of Adult Preventive Services
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A Profile of Community Health Center Patients: Implications for Policy
Issue BriefCommunity health centers are a key source of primary care in underserved areas. Their role will grow as coverage expands under the ACA. To sharpen understanding of the health center patient population, this brief compares them to the low-income population overall, using the Health Center Patient Survey and National Health Interview Survey. The pre-ACA profile of health center patients that emerges sets the stage for measuring change and highlights important implications of states’ Medicaid expansion…
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The Washington State Health Care Landscape
Fact SheetThis fact sheet provides an overview of population health, health coverage, and health care delivery in Washington under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).