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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Six Medicaid Directors Selected for Medicaid Leadership Institute
July 28, 2011 | News Release
Initiative enhances the leadership capacity of Medicaid directors to deliver high-quality, cost-effective health care services.
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 People Who Are Low Income and Uninsured, RWJF Investigator Finds
July 12, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Finkelstein: I’m not sure I can say what was "surprising" per se, because I didn't have strong opinions before the study of what we would find, which is of course exactly when doing such a study is most valuable. I will say that before we produced a ...
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.
Why Do Household Surveys Undercount Medicaid Enrollment?
February 9, 2011 | Program Result Report
Researchers from the University of Minnesota State Health Access Data Assistance Center investigated why state and national household surveys often produce much lower estimates of Medicaid enrollment than Medicaid enrollment data collected by states.
Using HMOs to Serve the Medicaid Population
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article examines the penetration and impact of Medicaid HMOs in markets across the United States. The percentage of Medicaid patients enrolled in an HMO has increased enormously in the past 20 years, but little is known about whether this change has resulted in lower costs or higher quality of care.
Helping States Expand Medicaid Coverage Under the Deficit Reduction Act
January 31, 2011 | Program Result Report
The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), Washington, worked with states to identify opportunities to extend health coverage to more people as a result of changes in the federal Medicaid program.
Oklahoma Medicaid Director Uses Behavioral Economics to Improve Diabetes Care and Builds the Medicaid Bench
April 26, 2011 | Story
Through a practicum that is required for all fellows, Mitchell introduced innovation to the Oklahoma Medicaid program. Her interest was in prevention and empowering Medicaid beneficiaries to take more responsibility for their health.
Medicaid Director Brings Value-Based Health Care and Stronger Leadership Skills to California
April 26, 2011 | Story
"I wanted to focus on an approach where we could get better value out of the system, better ability to measure outcomes and provide incentives to our providers to make the right decisions about the best type of care to provide," said Douglas.
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.