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Potential Risk-Sharing Between States and Coordinated Care Organizations On September 20, 2011, Carolyn Ingram, CHCS senior vice president, presented to the Oregon Health Policy Board's Global Budget Methodology Workgroup.	September 2011	Staff Presentations
Highlights from the Third Annual NASMD Boot Camp This one-day program brought together participants from more than 25 states to discuss opportunities and challenges facing new Medicaid directors and their senior staffs.	June 2010	Meeting Highlights
Medicaid: A Future Leader in Effective, High-Quality Care This open letter calls upon U.S. leaders and health policy decision makers to recognize the foundation that Medicaid can provide for high-quality health care.	December 2008	Policy & Issue Briefs
Quality Improvement in Medicaid: Opportunities for States At a National Conference of State Legislatures health policy gathering on December 10, 2008, Melanie Bella addressed what state Medicaid agencies can do to try to bend the cost curve by focusing on quality.	December 2008	Staff Presentations
Resources from the Policy Briefing - Medicaid Best Buys: Promising Reform Strategies for Governors Download resources from this CHCS webinar where a panel of national experts discussed the five strategies for both improving the quality of services and curbing the growth in Medicaid spending.	February 2007	Webinar Resources
Five-Part Strategy for Medicaid Reform: Resources for States CHCS has gathered the following set of resources for states interested in considering the recommendations outlined in Medicaid Best Buys: Promising Reform Strategies for Governors.	December 2006	Technical Assistance Briefs & Tools
Seeking Higher Value in Medicaid: A National Scan of State Purchasers This report provides a look at the current Medicaid managed care environment from the perspectives of 14 states. Interviews with Medicaid directors and staff offer insights about states' plans for managed care expansions, improving quality through value-based purchasing, and trends in the Medicaid managed care marketplace.	November 2006	Reports
Understanding the Influence of Publicly Traded Health Plans on Medicaid Managed Care This CHCS-commissioned study examines the influence of publicly traded (multi-state, investor-owned) health insurance plans on Medicaid managed care.	November 2006	Resource Papers
Policies and Practices That Lead to Short Tenures in Medicaid Managed Care This Resource Paper explore reasons for differences in tenures, and turnover, in Medicaid managed care and offers recommendations for addressing short tenures, including options for measuring performance and monitoring quality.	July 2004	Resource Papers
Profiting from Proficiency: The Growing Importance of Medicaid-Focused Health Plans This Resource Paper evaluates how Medicaid plans perform compared to multi-product commercial plans.	November 2003	Resource Papers
Partnership Pays: Making Medicaid Managed Care Work in a Turbulent Environment This paper examines select state programs; general design features, program management; environmental and contextual factors, MCO characteristics; and contracts and rates.	May 2000	Resource Papers