Delivery System Redesign

This report, commissioned by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, details the opportunities available to the District of Columbia – and potentially other states as well - to use this emerging quality framework and HIT/HIE infrastructure to enhance the quality and oversight of Medicaid EPSDT benefits.

This report by Massachusetts Division of Health Care Policy and Finance, documents the major trends in total health care spending for care covered by fully insured and self-insured comprehensive private health plans in Massachusetts from 2007 to 2009, as well as trends in Medicare and MassHealth (the Commonwealth’s Medicaid program) spending from 2007 to 2008.

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced May 26, 2011 the launch of Minnesota Public Health Data Access (MNPH Data Access), an electronic gateway to Minnesota health and environment data. MNPH Data Access is part of a national initiative led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to close the information gap in what is known about the impact of environmental hazards on public health.

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has proposed limits on enrollment for the Family Care program that services the elderly and disabled as one way to fill a projected state budget shortfall of $3 billion.

New Mexico' s telehealth Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Care Outcomes) could become a national model for serving chronically ill patients in underserved areas.