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February 19, 2014
Q&A: What Advocates Should Know About Health Information Technology and Electronic Health Records
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
Along with health reform implementation, the adoption of health information technology and electronic health records provide additional ways to improve healthcare quality and efficiency, cut costs, and update health systems. But what is health information technology and what can (or should) it do to improve the health needs of…
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February 11, 2014
Q&A: Home and Community-Based Services-Final Rules
Elizabeth Edwards Issue Brief
Q&A: Home and Community-Based Services-Final RulesMedicaid-funded home and community-based services are critical to community integration for older adults and individuals with disabilities. Defining the types of settings in which these services are provided is important in ensuring the services are not provided in settings that are institutional in nature,…
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February 5, 2014
Medicaid Managed Care and Women’s Health
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
Over the past 30 years, managed care has become the dominant service delivery model used for Medicaid programs across the country. The majority of low-income women and children enrolled in Medicaid now obtain services through managed care plans. A key feature of many managed care arrangements is the requirement…
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February 3, 2014
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
Elizabeth Edwards Issue Brief
This issue brief discusses the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) and the final regulations for the MHPAEA. This issue brief provides information on the mental health parity generally, how parity is measured under the MHPAEA, transparency requirements, enforcement, and how the MHPAEA provisions interact with the…
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January 30, 2014
Continuity of Care in the LIHP Transition
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
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January 14, 2014
Dissecting the EPSDT Request a Screen Requirement
Jane Perkins Issue Brief
Some states are arguing that Medicaid-eligible children under age 21 must formally request an EPSDT screen as a condition of obtaining EPSDT treatment services. Relying upon legislative and administrative history and the caselaw, this Q&A dissects the "request a screen" argument and provides recommendations on how to respond to…
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