resource Medicaid Accountable Care Organization Programs: State Profiles This brief summarizes core accountable care organization (ACO) characteristics and profiles how nine states have incorporated these elements into...

October 2015

resource Engaging Stakeholders to Increase Dental Coverage and Access for Medicaid-Enrolled Adults The consequences of poor oral health, such as elevated risk for chronic conditions, increased emergency department use, and decreased...

October 2015

resource Engaging Providers in Integrated Care Programs for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees: Tips for States This brief offers tips to states on engaging a range of providers who serve Medicare-Medicaid enrollees in managed care...

October 2015

resource Financing Shared Administrative Functions between State-Based Marketplaces and State Medicaid Programs: Cost Allocation Methodologies The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has advanced opportunities to expand access to health coverage for low-income Americans through the...

September 2015

resource Building a Culture of Engagement for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees: Health Plan Approaches This brief outlines promising strategies for engaging Medicare-Medicaid enrollees with complex medical, behavioral health, and social service needs.

August 2015

resource Medicaid Oral Health Performance Improvement Project Resources Improving the oral health of children in Medicaid and CHIP is a priority for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...

August 2015

resource Moving from Goal to Impact: A Quality Improvement Approach to Advancing Children’s Oral Health in Medicaid Although Medicaid coverage includes dental benefits for enrolled children, ensuring that children use that benefit is a challenge for...

August 2015

resource Engaging Schools to Support Better Oral Health for Low-Income Children Schools present an ideal opportunity for reaching children and their families to provide education and services to improve oral...

August 2015

resource Comparing State Medicaid Accountable Care Organization Governance Models Medicaid accountable care organizations (ACOs) have a uniform goal of providing higher quality, more cost-effective care for safety net...

July 2015

resource Reducing Health and Health Care Disparities: Implementation Lessons and Best Practices for Health Care Organizations While many health care organizations are motivated to identify and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the health and health care...

May 2015

resource Faces of Medicaid: Data Analysis Series More than 55 percent of Medicaid spending is incurred by just five percent of the program’s beneficiaries, including many...

resource Exploring the Feasibility of Including Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees in Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations States and the federal government are pursuing new approaches to improve alignment and coordination between Medicare and Medicaid for...

April 2015