State-Level Progress in Implementation of Federally Facilitated Exchanges
June 14, 2013 | Issue Brief
Case studies from three states show the different roles states can play in implementing federally facilitated exchanges.
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Patient Experience of Care: Inventory of Improvement Resources
June 13, 2013 | Issue Brief
This inventory lists a variety of free resources that are available to support health care organizations in determining what they need to do to improve patient experience and how to implement those improvements.
Medicaid Expansion Under the ACA: How States Analyze the Fiscal and Economic Trade-Offs
June 12, 2013 | Issue Brief
A new report illustrates the fiscal and economic trade-offs states are weighing as they decide whether or not to expand Medicaid to 138 percent of the federal poverty level.
Bundled Payment: The Quest for Simplicity in Pricing and Tying Payment to Quality
June 11, 2013 | Issue Brief
Local initiatives are showing how new methods for paying for health care can improve quality and control costs. This paper offers four steps that organizations considering a bundled payment pilot should follow.
Premium Assistance in Medicaid
June 6, 2013 | Issue Brief
Some states are considering using the ACA’s Medicaid expansion funds to buy private insurance for newly eligible residents.
Food Retail and Financing Initiatives to Address Obesity in Latino Communities
June 6, 2013 | Issue Brief
This research review and issue brief examines relevant research regarding access to healthy foods in Latino communities
The Affordable Care Act: Improving Incentives for Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment
May 31, 2013 | Issue Brief
A new study from the Urban Institute and Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute - Center on Health Insurance Reforms looks at how the ACA might affect the number of people self-employed in the U.S.
Are State Medicaid Managed Care Programs Ready for 2014?
May 29, 2013 | Issue Brief
The 2014 Medicaid expansion deadline is fast approaching. A new Urban Institute study, funded by RWJF, looks at how ready the Medicaid managed care programs in eight states are to accommodate millions of people expected to enroll.
Does Better Recess Equal a Better School Day?
May 15, 2013 | Issue Brief
A safe and healthy recess has the potential to drive better student behavior, health, and learning, according to a new study from Mathematica Policy Research and the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities at Stanford University.
Nurse Practitioners and Primary Care
May 15, 2013 | Issue Brief
Nurse practitioners can help meet the growing need for primary care, if state and federal policy-makers remove barriers that limit their ability to provide, and get paid for, a wider range of preventive services and acute care.