Quantitative Analysis Reports
Medicaid Expansion Would Lighten Spending Burden
A state-by-state analysis shows where Medicaid expansion could have the most impact on reducing the financial burden of medical costs.
Medicaid
Urban Institute Real Time Policy Analysis
No Vet Left Behind
As many as 40 percent of the nation's 1.3 million uninsured veterans could qualify for Medicaid under provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a new analysis suggests. Whether veterans receive these benefits depends on which states opt to expand Medicaid.
State Network Resources
Medicaid Expansion: Who Won't Be Eligible?
Despite the far-reaching Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), large numbers of low-income uninsured adults won't be eligible because of their immigration status. This brief provides the first state-specific estimates of the number of uninsured low-income adults who fall into that category.
Survey
Support for State Insurance Exchanges Spans Party Lines
Fifty-five percent of the public say establishing the exchanges is a “top priority,” according to a survey released by RWJF, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health.
Urban Institute Real Time Policy Analysis
More to Gain, Less to Lose
Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation, hospitals will likely gain $2.59 in new revenue from Medicaid participants for every dollar lost from private health insurance revenue.
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Researchers Study Utilization and Costs for Medicaid and Non-Medicaid Patients Seeking Substance Abuse Treatment Through a California HMO
August 1, 2006 | Program Result
The Kaiser Permanente Division of Research examined health care utilization and costs for patients with chemical dependence who received health care and substance abuse services at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program.
New York State Health Commissioner Draws on Lessons From RWJF Fellowship
March 14, 2013 | Story
Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH, New York State Health Commissioner, describes how he is applying leadership lessons from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholars program in his job.
The Evidence Doesn't Justify Steps by State Medicaid Programs to Restrict Opioid Addiction Treatment with Buprenorphine
August 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Some state Medicaid programs have restricted access to buprenorphine because of costs and a fear that it may be less safe than other therapies such as methadone.
Smoke Screen
July 1, 2005 | Program Result
The State of Oregon Department of Human Resources evaluated the results of efforts by the Tobacco-Free Coalition of Oregon to implement the Oregon Tobacco Cessation Guidelines in the 14 managed care health plans contracting with the Oregon Health Plan.
Let's Talk
April 1, 2002 | Program Result
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Center for Health Policy Research surveyed Medicaid managed care organizations on their preventive practices for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
All Kids Count
March 29, 2007 | Program Result
The All Kids Count II program sought to make 16 immunization registry projects based in local, county, and state health departments fully operational by January 1, 2000.
Quitters Wanted
January 1, 1998 | Program Result
The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Education examined why Medicaid-insured pregnant smokers change or do not change their smoking behavior after entering obstetrical care.