Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid

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1115 Waivers Can Help Expand Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatment, but Coordination and System Capacity Remain a Challenge

Learn how two early-adopter states used Section 1115 Medicaid waivers to improve access to substance use disorder services. The project is part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Research in Transforming Health and Health Care Systems program, which is managed by AcademyHealth.

Posted Apr 28, 2020

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Public & Population Health Access to Care

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State Snapshots Identify Antibiotic Prescribing Strategies

AcademyHealth's Medicaid Medical Director Network created these state snapshots to provide an overview of current antibiotic prescribing trends in select states and strategies a Medicaid Medical Director might use to disseminate evidence-based research.

Posted Apr 21, 2020

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Delivering Better Care

Blog Post

Leveraging Partnerships across State Agencies Can Vastly Improve Critical Immunization Efforts

State Medicaid, public health and education partnerships offer some of the most innovative and effective responses to increasing immunization rates.

Posted Mar 23, 2020 By Susan Kennedy, M.P.P., M.S.W., Stephanie Wasserman, M.S.P.H.

Topics Public & Population Health Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid

Blog Post

Medicaid’s Unique Role in Combating the Coronavirus

In a JAMA commentary published today, three Medicaid Medical Directors from AcademyHealth’s Medicaid Medical Directors Network examine the flexibility Medicaid has to expand public health capabilities in the face of a pandemic.

Posted Mar 19, 2020 By Susan Kennedy, M.P.P., M.S.W., Sunita Krishnan, M.P.H.

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Public & Population Health Access to Care

Blog Post

Employers in Colorado Band Together to Directly Negotiate Rates and Lower Costs for Health Care Consumers

The Center for Improving Value in Health Care, a member of AcademyHealth’s partner, the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement, highlights how Colorado is trying change the way employers purchase, and consumers shop for health care.

Posted Mar 4, 2020 By Cari Frank, M.B.A.

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Costs & Payments

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Research in Transforming Health and Healthcare Systems 2020 Grantees

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awarded seven grants to support policy-relevant studies examining how states and managed care organizations are working to identify and respond to Medicaid enrollees’ social needs.

Posted Mar 01, 2020

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Delivering Better Care

Blog Post

AcademyHealth Staff Highlight Medicaid’s Response to the Maternal Mortality Crisis

In a Health Affairs blog post, Susan Kennedy and Sunita Krishnan of AcademyHealth outline Medicaid’s pivotal role in providing maternal health services and highlight state efforts that go beyond access to care to address maternal health.

Posted Feb 27, 2020 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics Health Equity Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Quality Improvement

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How Much Is Too Much: Out-Of-Pocket Spending Among Medicare Beneficiaries

Guest authors from AcademyHealth organizational affiliate, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, discuss findings from a recent survey.

Posted Feb 13, 2020 By Wyatt Koma, Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, Anthony Damico

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Access to Care Costs & Payments

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States Work to both Adopt and Suspend Medicaid Waiver Demonstrations

Substance Use Disorder continues to be a focus of waiver activity in the states as research provides insights on what’s working and what’s not in Medicaid innovation. Meanwhile, work requirement policies are being both suspended and increased across various states.

Posted Feb 4, 2020

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Access to Care

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States Experiment with Cross State Comparison to Evaluate Medicaid Waivers for Substance Use Disorder Services

Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia employed several innovative evaluation strategies to conduct cross-state comparisons for insights around both the impact and implementation of 1115 waivers.

Posted Jan 30, 2020 By Peter Cunningham, PhD, Cynthia Woodcock, M.B.A., Nathan Pauly, Ph.D.

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Access to Care