Medicaid Expansions

this new report from the Medicaid Institute explores the technical and policy decisions states can make when purchasing and managing prescription drugs in today’s Medicaid environment.

An issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines how states can employ "express lane" principles in designing systems that use existing data held by other government agencies to help identify individuals who may be eligible for Medicaid, CHIP or subsidies for other coverage and enroll them or renew their coverage, as appropriate, under the health reform law.

This study examined how publicly traded health plans differ from non–publicly traded ones in terms of administrative expenses, quality of care, and financial stability.

According to the Association of American Medical colleges, there will be approximately 28 percent more first-year med students in 2015 than in 2002.

This policy brief by AHIP examines trends in enrollment and Medicaid health plan participation in state Medicaid programs as well as trends in other types of Medicaid managed care, and describes how Medicaid health plans are working with states to address ongoing fiscal challenges.