Advancing Innovations in Health Care Delivery for 11 Million + Californians
March 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Medicaid directors are positioned to influence the delivery of higher-quality, more cost-effective services across the health care system.
Financial Barriers to Care
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Medicaid's Pivotal Role in Leading Oregon's Health Care Transformation
March 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
This profile details Oregon’s innovative health care transformation process and the critical role of the state’s Medicaid director Judy Mohr Peterson in the statewide restructuring.
Pioneering Care Management Solutions for Tennessee's Medicaid Program
March 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
This profile details Tennessee’s innovative health care transformation process and the critical role of the state’s Medicaid director Darin Gordon in the statewide restructuring.
The Oregon Health Insurance Experiment
July 1, 2011 | Report
Results from the first year of the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment show that people with health insurance have significantly higher health care utilization, lower out-of-pocket medical expenditures and medical debt, and better self-reported health.
Model Safety-Net Programs Could Care for the Uninsured at One-Half the Cost of Medicaid or Private Insurance
September 8, 2011 | Journal Article
Because the reforms under the Affordable Care Act of 2010 will leave an estimated 20 million or more people still uninsured, some Americans will continue to seek care at low or no cost through existing safety-net systems.
Global and Episodic Bundling
April 1, 2010 | Report
Report examines global and episodic bundling payment strategies for states.
A Word from Christine Ferguson, J.D.
March 25, 2009 | Issue Brief
Reflections from Alice Rivlin, Jacob Hacker and Christine Ferguson
Medicaid Improves Health of Previously Uninsured, Low-Income People, RWJF Scholar Finds
July 12, 2011 | Story
Investigator Awardee completes first-ever randomized control trial to examine Medicaid's impact.
Medicaid Leadership Institute
April 26, 2011 | Program Result
The Medicaid Leadership Institute is a fellowship program for state Medicaid directors to enhance their leadership capacity so their state programs can serve as national models for high-quality, cost-effective care.
Impact of Policy Changes on Emergency Department Use by Medicaid Enrollees in Oregon
July 1, 2010 | Journal Article
During a period of drastic cuts in Medicare benefits, primary care providers in Oregon were able to refuse services to Medicare enrollees who could not make co-payments this article reports fluctuations in emergency department visits during that time.