Medicaid Expansions

This report explores the variety of Medicaid financing mechanisms states are currently using to support home visiting services, other potential financing mechanisms that could be used, and considerations for states exploring each of these financing mechanisms.

This data brief closely examines the budgetary implications of government spending on health entitlement programs.

This toolkit from the Center on Budget a Policy Priorities is designed to help states think about leveraging resources across human service programs throughout health reform implementation.

This brief by the Urban Institute explains how states could systematically fight churning between systems of coverage, including through Medicaid premium assistance and the Basic Health Program, and describes how states could limit the harm experienced by families in transition. 

This brief prepared by Manatt Health Solutions summarizes some of the key verification requirements, with an emphasis on financial eligibility.

This brief by the Center for Health Care Strategies describes the two-year pilot programs in Southeast and Southwest Pennsylvania and gives preliminary findings based on an analysis of key informant interviews and performance measures.

Guest blogger Veronica Guerra, Program Associate at the Center for Health Care Strategies,  has written a piece on continuity of care during coverage transitions for individuals who could churn between Medicaid and the Qualified Health Plans offered inside health insurance exchanges.

The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) published an analysis of HHS’ proposed regulatory language for implementing the Medicaid primary care rate increase under the Affordable Care Act.

This State Health Access Program (SHAP) brief, funded by the Health Resources and Service Administration, describes the promising approaches that five states (Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, New York and Oregon) shared with regards to activities related to outreach and streamlining application and enrollment processes, and consider the implications of these practices for implementing the ACA.

This State Health Access Program (SHAP) brief, funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration, describes the best practices that five states shared related to system design and business requirements of streamlining application and enrollment processes, and modernizing eligibility determination systems for ACA implementation.