resource Trauma-Informed Care: Opportunities for High-Need, High-Cost Medicaid Populations Health policymakers and practitioners are increasingly focusing on the harmful effects of trauma on health status for both children...

March 2015

resource Population Health in Medicaid Delivery System Reforms This brief explores state strategies for promoting population health through Medicaid accountable care organizations.

March 2015

resource Health Reform’s Impact on Charity Care The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is changing the traditional role of charity care programs as safety net providers. The ACA’s...

March 2015

resource State Payment and Financing Models to Promote Health and Social Service Integration This brief reviews potential financing mechanisms to facilitate integration of medical care and social services, with a focus on...

February 2015

resource Strategies for Hiring and Training Care Managers in Integrated Programs Serving Medicare-Medicaid Beneficiaries This brief shares strategies for hiring and training care managers for health plans with integrated care programs serving Medicare-Medicaid...

February 2015

resource Supporting Social Service Delivery through Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations: Early State Efforts Given the often overwhelming prevalence of social needs facing Medicaid populations, including housing, transportation, and nutrition, aligning social services...

February 2015

resource Designing Medicaid Health Homes for Individuals with Opioid Dependency: Considerations for States Although individuals with opioid dependency represent a small percentage of all Medicaid enrollees, they often have significant physical and...

January 2015

resource Integrated Appeals Processes for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees: Lessons from States This brief explores opportunities for states to develop an integrated appeals process, whether through a Dual Eligible Special Needs...

January 2015

resource Advancing Delivery and Payment Reform in Managed Care Provider Networks: Tools for State Purchasers States purchase health care benefits for more than a third of all Americans — nearly one quarter of all...

December 2014

resource Contacting Hard-to-Locate Medicare and Medicaid Members: Tips for Health Plans Health plans serving individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid must be able to locate members before beginning to...

December 2014

resource Healthy Behavior Incentives: Opportunities for Medicaid This brief explores how financial incentives can be used to influence healthy behaviors. It reports on findings from past...

November 2014

resource Risk Stratification to Inform Care Management for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees: State Strategies This brief describes how three states are stratifying Medicare-Medicaid enrollees by their level of need in new capitated financial...

November 2014