Improving Systems
A perennial question that is raised about Medicaid is whether beneficiaries can actually find doctors to access the care they need. A new factsheet from CCF on access to health care summarizes available research which shows that in general the answer is a resounding yes. Studies have consistently found that access to primary and preventive […]
(Editor’s Note: We welcome Senator Rockefeller’s Senior Health Policy Aide Sarah Dash to Georgetown University’s Health Policy team. She is joining our colleagues at the Center on Health Insurance Reforms where she will direct a 50-state evaluation of state health insurance exchange implementation and its impact on access to affordable, high-quality health care. She will also […]
By Joe Touschner Managed care has been part of the Medicaid landscape for many years. Those of us who focus on children and families enrolled in Medicaid are particularly familiar with it—the overwhelming majority of kids in Medicaid are in managed care as are most of the adults who are not elderly or experiencing disabilities. […]
By Tara Mancini Medicaid seems to be a lightening rod for inaccurate assumptions such as it’s too expensive for states (it’s a good deal for states), overall cost (more cost-effective than private insurance) and beneficiaries using hospital Emergency Departments for routine care. Until recently, there had not been much research to refute the perception of […]
As policymakers across the country look to balance their budgets, some are turning to Medicaid, recycling the same harmful policies they’ve used year-after-year: eliminating coverage for vulnerable Americans, restricting critical benefits like prescription drug coverage, imposing premiums on those who can’t afford them, and slashing already-low provider reimbursement rates. Community Catalyst and Georgetown University Health […]
By Tara Mancini Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have been in vogue for some time when it comes to coordinating care for Medicare patients; however, it is a relatively novel ideal for managing Medicaid populations. The populations covered by Medicaid differ vastly from that of Medicare, and therefore Medicaid ACOs require some different practices. A new […]
