Medicaid payment policies may be the most significant lever available to states to contain costs and improve quality. Authored by Deborah Bachrach, former New York State Medicaid Director, this policy brief outlines opportunities for payment reform and details how federal and state roles might shift to facilitate quality-driven payment policies.  more »

Identifying ways to link Medicare and Medicaid data is a critical step toward integrating care for dual eligibles. This new CHCS brief provides practical information about the types of Medicare data available, how to access these data, and how to use the data to better understand the dual eligible population.  more »

Two new CHCS briefs describe how Medicaid can support chronic care improvement in small, primary care practices. Discussion focuses on Medicaid levers for improving care delivery, including support for "meaningful use" of HIT to help practices prepare for Medicaid electronic health record incentives under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  more »

This policy brief is part of CHCS' Innovations in the Medicaid Continuum of Care series, developed to help state and federal policymakers identify high-quality and cost-effective strategies for addressing the full range of clinical and long-term supports and services needs of Medicaid beneficiaries.  more »