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July 23, 2013
Summary of Cost Sharing Studies Impact on Medicaid Beneficiaries
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
Cost Sharing Studies and the Impact on Medicaid Beneficiaries Cost-sharing has been one of the most studied aspects of the Medicaid program and data overwhelming supports that copayments make it harder for beneficiaries to afford medical services, while premiums make it harder for eligible beneficiaries…
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July 23, 2013
20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors (AHRQ)
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July 23, 2013
Performance of Risk-based MCOs: HEDIS Snapshot from DC
Jane Perkins Issue Brief
States? use of managed care has expanded steadily over the last 30 years. The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured recently surveyed Medicaid managed care in the 50 states and found that, overall, 30 of the 48 states with comprehensive managed care programs are contracting with risk-based…
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July 23, 2013
Responding to Medicaid Cutbacks
Jane Perkins Issue Brief
Q. The State Medicaid agency is citing fiscal constraints and considering ways to cut Medicaid services. We are engaging in education and policy advocacy so that state officials will have a full understanding of how their decisions will affect low income people and people with disabilities. Are there…
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July 23, 2013
Limiting Cost-Sharing in Medicaid Funded Programs
Jane Perkins and Sarah Somers Issue Brief
Q. My state is considering implementing cost sharing for Medicaid beneficiaries, arguing that this will save money. The state wants to implement cost sharing above the nominal amounts listed in federal Medicaid regulations and to make payment of the copayments mandatory. It also wants to impose premiums on…
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July 23, 2013
NHeLP’s Guide for Evaluating Fiscal Analyses of the ACA’s Adult Medicaid Expans
David Machledt and Wayne Turner Issue Brief
Introduction Over a dozen states have conducted fiscal analyses of the projected impact on the state budget due to the Affordable Care Act?s Medicaid expansion for adults up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Advocates, policy analysts, and academics have also been releasing their own…
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20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors (AHRQ)

Performance of Risk-based MCOs: HEDIS Snapshot from DC

Responding to Medicaid Cutbacks

NHeLP’s Guide for Evaluating Fiscal Analyses of the ACA’s Adult Medicaid Expans

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Summary of Cost Sharing Studies Impact on Medicaid Beneficiaries

20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors (AHRQ)

Performance of Risk-based MCOs: HEDIS Snapshot from DC

Responding to Medicaid Cutbacks

Limiting Cost-Sharing in Medicaid Funded Programs

NHeLP’s Guide for Evaluating Fiscal Analyses of the ACA’s Adult Medicaid Expans