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Jobs at Risk: Federal Medicaid Cuts Would Harm State Economies
"On June 29, Families USA released a report examining Medicaid cuts outlined under U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) $3.5 trillion FY2012 budget proposal, approved by the U.S. House on April 15.&nbs ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Legislation (National), Medicaid, State Data
Categories : Medicaid, Legislative and Regulatory Issues, State and Local



Hospitals Respond To Medicare Payment Shortfalls By Both Shifting Costs And Cutting Them, Based On Market Concentration
"Health Affairs has released a study finding that hospitals in areas with robust hospital competition tend to address shortfalls between Medicare payments and projected costs primarily by reducing ho ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Medicare, Spending
Categories : Medicare, Legislative and Regulatory Issues



Missouri’s Efforts to Integrate Care for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness: A Catalyst for Other States
"The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors has released a presentation examining care integrationg efforts for individuals with serious mental illnesses (SMIs) in Missouri.&nb ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Integrated Health, Mental Health, Spending
Categories : Mental Health, Special Populations, Legislative and Regulatory Issues



Establishing Health Insurance Exchanges: An Update on State Efforts
"The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) has released a brief examining states’ progress towards implementing the health insurance exchanges required under national health care reform.  The bri ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Health Care Reform, State Data
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues



Medicaid explained: How a 'Blended Rate' Would Work
"On July 28, the Pew Center on the States’ non-partisan non-profit news service Stateline released a primer on Medicaid financing, exploring the changes offered under the Obama Administration&r ..."
Topics : CHIP, Health Care Reform, Legislation (State & Local), Medicaid, Rates/Reimbursement
Categories : Medicaid, Legislative and Regulatory Issues



S. 1376: A Bill to Conform Income Calculations for Purposes of Eligibility for the Refundable Credit for Coverage Under a Qualified Health Plan and for Medicaid to Existing Federal Low-Income Assistance Programs
"On July 22, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an analysis, finding that legislation (S. 1376) amending the income calculations used to determine health reform benefit eligibility will p ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Medicaid, Regulation
Categories : Medicaid, Legislative and Regulatory Issues



Promising Payment Reform: Risk-Sharing with Accountable Care Organizations
"On July 25, the Commonwealth Fund released a brief examining private sector accountable care organizations’ (ACO) experiences implementing shared payer-provider risk payment models.  Noti ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Medicare, Rates/Reimbursement
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Medicare



A United Patient Voice on Essential Health Benefits
"On August 3, the National Health Council (NHC) released an actuarial analysis estimating cost sharing requirements under the national health care reform law’s essential benefits package.  ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Individual Coverage, Regulation
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Employer and Individual Insurance



State Health Insurance Exchange Legislation: A Progress Report
"The Commonwealth Fund has published a progress report examining state action to implement health insurance exchanges, as required by the national health care reform law.  The report outlines th ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Health Care Reform, Individual Coverage, State Data
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues, State and Local



Realizing Health Reform's Potential: Early Implementation of Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans: Providing an Interim Safety Net for the Uninsurable
"The Commonwealth Fund has released a brief examining implementation of the national health care reform law's Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP), the law's high-risk health coverage ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Health Care Reform, Uninsured
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues



Delivery System Reform Tracking: A Framework for Understanding Change
"The Commonwealth Fund has published a brief suggesting components of a framework to track health care delivery system reform.  Citing the national health care reform law's emphasis on deliv ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Providers
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues



Budgetary Effects of Legislation Preventing the Use of Appropriated Funds to Implement the Affordable Care Act
"In compliance with a request by U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), on May 26, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) provided an analysis of legislation that would permanently prevent the use of funds ap ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Legislation (National), Spending
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues



Addressing Coverage Challenges for Children Under the Affordable Care Act
"On May 31, the Urban Institute released a brief examining health coverage challenges for children under the national health care reform law.  The authors found that approximately 20 million chi ..."
Topics : Children & Adolescents, Health Care Reform, Uninsured
Categories : Special Populations, Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Employer and Individual Insurance



State-Based Coverage Solutions: The California Health Benefit Exchange
"On May 31, the Commonwealth Fund released a brief offering state policy recommendations for establishing a health exchange based on California’s experience.  California was the first stat ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Individual Coverage, Legislation (National), State Data
Categories : State and Local, Employer and Individual Insurance, Legislative and Regulatory Issues



Employers Planning Now for a Post-Reform World
"In a survey of 1,300 employers, McKinsey & Company found that 30 percent have definite or probable plans to stop offering health coverage after health reform’s provisions take full effect ..."
Topics : Employer-Sponsored Coverage, Health Care Reform
Categories : Employer and Individual Insurance, Legislative and Regulatory Issues



Early Implementation of Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans: Providing an Interim Safety Net for the Uninsurable
"On June 14, the Commonwealth Fund released a brief reviewing the national health care reform law’s Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Pool (PCIP) program.  The authors examine high-risk poo ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Health Care Reform, Legislation (National), Uninsured
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Special Populations



Understanding the Medicaid and CHIP Maintenance of Eligibility Requirements
"On June 22, KFF released a fact sheet explaining the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements under the national health care reform law, ..."
Topics : CHIP, Health Care Reform, Legislation (National), Medicaid
Categories : Medicaid, Legislative and Regulatory Issues



For the Public’s Health: Revitalizing Law and Policy to Meet New Challenges
"On June 21, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report, suggesting that federal and state governments review and revise public health laws to ensure that they adequately address the current h ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Legislation (National), Legislation (State & Local)
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues, State and Local



Jobs at Risk: Federal Medicaid Cuts Would Harm State Economies
"On June 29, Families USA released a report examining Medicaid cuts outlined under U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) $3.5 trillion FY2012 budget proposal, approved by the U.S. House on April 15.&nbs ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Legislation (National), Medicaid, State Data
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Medicaid, State and Local



Federal Core Requirements and State Options in Medicaid: Current Policies and Key Issues
"On April 28, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released a brief examining the relationship between the federal and state governments in financing and administrating Medicaid.  The brief notes ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Legislation (National), Medicaid
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues, State and Local