Improving the quality and cost-effectiveness of publicly financed health care
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The Center for Health Care Strategies publishes materials to share policy and operational lessons from our national initiatives. Additional resources can be found by browsing our Issue Areas. Visitors may also request digital copies of archived publications |
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A Communications Work Plan to Engage Stakeholders in Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Program DevelopmentMay 2013 — This communications work plan provides states with practical strategies to facilitate stakeholder engagement throughout the design and implementation of a Medicaid M… |
Technical Assistance Briefs & Tools |
Evaluation of the Business Case for Quality, Phase IIMay 2013 — This report outlines evaluation findings for the three BCQ II grantees. It also provides conclusions and examines the implications of BCQII for policymakers and othe… |
Reports |
Improving Health Care Quality and Equity: Considerations for Building Partnerships Between Provider Practices and Community OrganizationsMay 2013 — This brief outlines considerations for practices looking to develop partnerships with community organizations. |
Policy & Issue Briefs |
The Business Case for Quality in Medicaid – Still Searching for the “Slam Dunk”May 2013 — This policy brief summarizes BCQ II study findings and outlines lessons for designing Medicaid quality improvement efforts. |
Policy & Issue Briefs |
Toward 2014: Perspectives on Shaping Medicaid's FutureMay 2013 — This report synthesizes conversations with Medicaid thought leaders across the nation to reflect on Medicaid's progress over the past two decades and consider implic… |
Reports |
Medicaid Accountable Care Organization Quality Measurement Strategy ToolApril 2013 — This technical assistance tool was developed to help states select quality measures for Medicaid ACO programs. It can be used to facilitate quality strategy discussi… |
Technical Assistance Briefs & Tools |
Adapting the Medicare Shared Savings Program to Medicaid Accountable Care OrganizationsMarch 2013 — This technical assistance brief explores the shared savings approaches of Minnesota and New Jersey, which both used MSSP as a foundation for their Medicaid ACO progr… |
Technical Assistance Briefs & Tools |
Customizing Health Homes for Children with Serious Behavioral Health ChallengesMarch 2013 — This resource paper provides states with information about the ACA health homes provision, and opportunities to establish and tailor health homes for children with s… |
Resource Papers |
Key Factors for Improving Care Delivery in Small Primary Care Practices with High Medicaid VolumeMarch 2013 — This brief presents key findings from an evaluation of the RDPS initiative and takeaways for Medicaid stakeholders. The initiative confirmed that Medicaid agencies m… |
Policy & Issue Briefs |
Medicaid and Children in Foster CareMarch 2013 — This brief details the health care needs of children in foster care and the role of Medicaid in providing health coverage for this population. |
Policy & Issue Briefs |
Extending Lessons from a Medicaid Pilot to Improve Care for Medicare and Dual Eligible BeneficiariesFebruary 2013 — This spotlight highlights UPMC Community Care, a new program for Medicare beneficiaries with serious mental illness in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The p… |
Case Studies |
Innovations in Integration: State Approaches to Improving Care for Medicare-Medicaid EnrolleesFebruary 2013 — This brief explores the innovative design approaches that have been proposed by select states participating in the State Demonstrations to Integrate Care for Dual El… |
Policy & Issue Briefs |
The Super-Utilizer Summit: Resources to Support Emerging ProgramsFebruary 2013 — The summit brought together leaders from more than 10 states, super-utilizer programs across the country, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, several R… |
Meeting Highlights |
Financial Sustainability of Medicaid and Exchange Integrated Eligibility Systems: State Cost Allocation MethodologiesJanuary 2013 — This brief and companion chart review the cost allocation methodologies for integrating Medicaid and exchange eligibility systems outlined in the Implementation Adva… |
Technical Assistance Briefs & Tools |
Innovations in Medicare-Medicaid Integration: Updates from Three State PioneersJanuary 2013 — This 90-minute webinar included presentations from two states that have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CMS for the Financial Alignment Demonstration: Mass… |
Webinar Resources |
Innovative Practices: Creating Environments to Help Youth Thrive – A Health Care PerspectiveJanuary 2013 — Kamala Allen's presentation at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute LEAD Conference - Positive Outcomes for At-Risk Children and Youth in Washington, DC, focused o… |
Staff Presentations |
Quality Measurement in Integrated Care for Medicare-Medicaid EnrolleesJanuary 2013 — This brief summarizes efforts to develop quality of care measures for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees. |
Technical Assistance Briefs & Tools |
Using Medicaid Health Homes with Wraparound to Serve Youth Populations with Complex Behavioral Health NeedsJanuary 2013 — This presentation outlines how states may be able to establish care management entities (CMEs) as health homes for children with complex behavioral health needs in t… |
Staff Presentations |
New York's Chronic Illness Demonstration Project: Lessons for Medicaid Health HomesDecember 2012 — This profile details experiences of New York's Chronic Illness Demonstration Project, which included six regional pilots focused on improving care for Medicaid benef… |
Case Studies |
Person-Centered Quality Measurement for Individuals Using Long-Term Services and SupportsDecember 2012 — This webinar presented one new and one established approach to collecting information directly from individuals who receive long-term services and supports, and addr… |
Webinar Resources |