The Crunch Continues: Medicaid Spending, Coverage and Policy in the Midst of a Recession [PDF]
Presents results from a state-by-state Medicaid budget survey for fiscal years 2009 and 2010. Examines the effects of the recession on spending, how states used Medicaid fiscal relief funds from the federal stimulus package, and the outlook for ...
Caryn Marks+5 more
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Making America Healthy Again: Remedies for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Campaign against Chronic Disease
Abstract Chronic diseases impose enormous health and economic burdens in the United States, especially on marginalized populations, and demand evidence‐based, equity‐focused interventions. To combat chronic disease, the Trump administration established the Make America Healthy Again Commission, chaired by Department of Health and Human Services ...
Lawrence O. Gostin+2 more
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In order to reduce disparities in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine coverage, intersectoral approaches are needed to reach vulnerable populations, including Medicaid enrollees.
Natoshia Askelson+4 more
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Medicaid Managed Care in Florida: Federal Waiver Approval and Implementation [PDF]
Florida's new Medicaid plan -- called the Managed Medical Assistance program -- will move nearly all of the state's Medicaid beneficiaries into managed-care plans.
Jack Hoadley, Joan Alker
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Classifying the Integration of Healthcare Providers and Insurers
ABSTRACT The value‐based payment reform prompted by the Affordable Care Act has stimulated vertical integrations of healthcare providers and insurers. The consequences of these integrations may vary significantly depending on the markets and entities involved.
Xiaodan Liang, John Mullahy
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Physician Willingness and Resources to Serve More Medicaid Patients: Perspectives From Primary Care Physicians [PDF]
Examines the characteristics of primary care physicians likely to accept new Medicaid patients when eligibility expands under the 2010 healthcare reform, including share of Medicaid patients and practice type and location.
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Insurer Size and Negotiated Hospital Prices: Insights From the Affordable Care Act in Arkansas
ABSTRACT This paper examines the role of insurer size in price negotiations between commercial health insurers and hospitals in the United States. The empirical analysis focuses on a dominant insurer in the Arkansas individual health insurance market that experienced a size increase due to a policy change.
Jee‐Hun Choi
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State Approaches to Simplify Medicaid Eligibility and Implications for Inequality of Infant Health
Along with the late 1980s Medicaid expansion for pregnant women and children, states implemented multiple reforms to reduce administrative burdens and facilitate access to Medicaid and prenatal care.
Emily Rauscher, Ailish Burns
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The Effects of Medicaid Reimbursement Rates on Access to Dental Care [PDF]
Compares efforts to improve Medicaid access to dental care in California with those in Alabama, Michigan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington, and assesses the extent to which raising dentists' Medicaid reimbursement rates improved ...
Alison Borchgrevink+2 more
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Activation and Preparedness for Survivorship Care Among Survivors of Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancers
ABSTRACT Objective The objectives were to characterize activation and preparedness for survivorship care and identify key sociodemographic variables, medical characteristics, care transition experiences, and psychosocial factors associated with preparedness and activation among recent oral and oropharyngeal cancer survivors.
Sharon L. Manne+7 more
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