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  • Managing Care Transitions in Medicaid: Spotlight on Community Care of North Carolina

    Issue Brief

    Community Care of North Carolina’s Transitional Care Program (TCP) provides robust transition planning for high-risk Medicaid inpatients to support sound transitions from the hospital back to the community and reduce emergency department use and readmissions. Integral elements of the TCP are hospital-based care managers who coordinate with care managers in medical home practices; centralized health information technology, and standard care management training and tools.

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

    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.

  • State Medicaid Coverage of Perinatal Services: Summary of State Survey Findings

    Report

    The report examines state Medicaid program policies regarding coverage of pregnancy-related services. It details state-level Medicaid eligibility and enrollment policies for pregnant women, as well as scope of coverage for prenatal and screening services, delivery and post-partum care, educational classes and support services.

  • Gaps Between Average Income of the Richest and Poorest Households in the United States

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    Gaps Between Average Income of the Richest and Poorest Households in the United States Download Source Economic Policy Institute/Center on Budget and Policy Priorities analysis of U.S. Census Bureau Data. Income is post-federal. tax and includes the value of the EITC, food stamps, and housing subsidies. Income is adjusted for inflation (to 2009 dollars) and for household size. Pulling Apart, A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends, November 15, 2012, http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3860  

  • Medicaid Enrollees by Race/ Ethnicity, 2011

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    Medicaid Enrollees by Race/ Ethnicity, 2011 Download Source Urban Institute and KCMU estimates based on the Census Bureau's March 2012 Current Population Survey  Annual Social and Economic Supplement.  

  • KFF Data Note: Americans’ Views on the Personal Impact of the ACA and the Supreme Court’s Decision

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    As the Supreme Court hears cases challenging the constitutionality of parts of the Affordable Care Act, a relatively small share of the public thinks the Supreme Court’s decision will have a lot of impact on their family (28 percent). At the same time, the public is divided as to whether the law overall will leave their own families better off (26 percent), worse off (33 percent), or if it won’t make much difference (34 percent).…

  • Eligibility for Pregnant Women in Medicaid/CHIP by Income, January 2013

    Feature

    Eligibility for Pregnant Women in Medicaid/CHIP by Income, January 2013 Download Source Based on the results of a national survey conducted by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, 2013