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Providing Outreach and Enrollment Assistance: Lessons Learned from Community Health Centers in Massachusetts

Sep 24, 2013

Issue Brief

As states and communities gear up to provide outreach and enrollment assistance under the ACA, the enrollment assistance experience of health centers in Massachusetts, where a major expansion of health coverage was implemented six years ago, offers valuable lessons that can help to inform current and emerging efforts by health centers and other community-based organizations to reach and enroll millions of low-income, uninsured Americans in health insurance.

States Routinely Cover Births, but Related Services are Varied

Sep 18, 2013

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States Routinely Cover Births, but Related Services are Varied Download…

States Routinely Cover Most Contraceptives, but More Variation for Other Family Planning Services

Sep 18, 2013

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States Routinely Cover Most Contraceptives, but More Variation for Other Family Planning Services Download…

Medicaid Expansion Could Cover Many Young Women

Sep 18, 2013

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Medicaid Expansion Could Cover Many Young Women Download…

Many States Cover Preventive Services Important for Pregnant Women

Sep 18, 2013

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Many States Cover Preventive Services Important for Pregnant Women Download…

Medicaid Has Many Vital Roles for Women In Our Health Care System

Sep 18, 2013

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Medicaid Has Many Vital Roles for Women In Our Health Care System Download…

Health Affairs Article: Medicaid Expansion: Chronically Homeless Adults Will Need Targeted Enrollment and Access to a Broad Range of Services

Sep 10, 2013

Issue Brief

Homeless adults may gain access to health services under the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, which takes effect in 2014. This study, published in Health Affairs, analyzed the health coverage, health status, and health services use of 725 chronically homeless adults with disabilities in eleven cities in the United States.

What is Medicaid’s Impact on Access to Care, Health Outcomes, and Quality of Care? Setting the Record Straight on the Evidence

Aug 2, 2013

Issue Brief

Medicaid now covers more than 1 in every 5 Americans, and millions of uninsured individuals will become newly eligible for Medicaid under the ACA. Considering Medicaid’s large and growing coverage role, an evidence-based assessment of the program’s impact on access to care, health outcomes, and quality of care is of major interest. This brief takes a look at what the research literature shows regarding the difference Medicaid makes.

Quality of Care in Community Health Centers and Factors Associated with Performance

Jun 10, 2013

Issue Brief

This study examines quality among health centers relative to Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs). Chronic care quality among health centers is high; gaps in women’s preventive care are a concern. Lower-performing health centers have very high uninsured and homeless rates. The expansion of Medicaid and private insurance under the ACA may foster gains in health center quality performance.

Poor People Have the Same Needs as Others

May 7, 2013

From Drew Altman

Drew Altman, President and CEO of the Foundation, was asked to contribute to the New York Times' Room for Debate discussion on More Medicaid, More Health? In his piece, Dr. Altman concludes "Insurance -- public or private -- provides financial protection and access to medical care which low-income people need just as everybody else does. But it cannot by itself change behavior, alleviate poverty, or guarantee that the medical system is doing all it can to improve health."

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