Payment Reform

Adapting the Medicare Shared Savings Program to Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations

Medicaid Supplemental Payments: Where Do They Fit in Payment Reform?

This policy brief examines the need to align supplemental payment arrangements with broader payment reform objectives to ensure that beneficiaries have access to quality, cost-effective care.

Medicaid Payment Reform: What Policymakers Need to Know About Federal Law

This policy brief examines federal Medicaid law, regulations, and court decisions that govern payment practices in both fee-for-service and managed care. The brief outlines an accessible legal context for understanding Medicaid payment.

Sound Practices in Medicaid Payment for Hospital Care

This resource paper examines current state practices in hospital inpatient and outpatient payment and suggests approaches for incentivizing quality improvement and reductions in unnecessary expenditures. 

Webinar Resources - Payment Reform: Creating a Sustainable Future for Medicaid

This June 28, 2010 webinar explored opportunities for redesigning Medicaid payment policies to improve quality and contain costs as outlined in a recent CHCS policy brief.

Payment Reform: Creating a Sustainable Future for Medicaid

This policy brief outlines opportunities and challenges in undertaking Medicaid payment reform and details how federal and state roles might shift to facilitate quality-driven payment policies.