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Health Coverage Expansion: Implications of ACA for American Indians and Alaskan Natives
As part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid coverage could be expanded to cover nearly 400,000 currently uninsured American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). This population, particularly sensitive to health disparities, suffers from elevated disease [...]
National Advisory Council Subcommittee Identifies Core Set of Health Quality Measures for Medicaid-eligible Adults
The AHRQ released its background report, National Advisory Council Subcommittee: Identifying Health Care Quality Measures for Medicaid-Eligible Adults. Required by the Affordable Care Act, this report identified a recommended core set of quality measures for Medicaid-eligible [...]
Prescription Drug Pricing: Estimating Generic Drug Cost Savings
Prescription drug spending rose by $135 billion between 2001 and 2010 to comprise approximately 12 percent of the nation’s overall healthcare outlay. While drug expenditure was one of the fastest growing components of U.S. healthcare spending [...]
Medicaid: Recommendations for Strengthening Medicaid Program Integrity
Federal and state Medicaid spending currently exceeds $460 billion and, with this, accountability is necessary on all levels. To ensure Medicaid program integrity: Consistent incentives must be offered for better health outcomes. Services must be used [...]
Health Reform: Toolkit on State Implementation, Outreach, Education, and Enrollment
As part of the Health Reform Toolkit Series, the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority have published Effective Education, Outreach, and Enrollment Approaches [...]
Health Opportunity Accounts: Results of Medicaid Health Opportunity Accounts Demonstration Program
Following a five-year demonstration, a new report examines the Health Opportunity Accounts Demonstration Program created by the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA). The law allowed up to 10 states to test the use of Health Opportunity Accounts as an [...]
Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibles Market for Health Plans: Briefing by Kip Piper for Wall Street Analysts at Citi Global Healthcare Conference
The $350 billion Medicare-Medicaid dual eligible market is an extraordinary new business opportunity for health insurers, as well as a way for state Medicaid programs to generate significant budget savings and improve access and quality of care [...]
Medicare: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research Finds Competitive Bidding Could Solve Fiscal Crisis
As a natural outcome of program incentives, physicians and other health care providers are motivated to deliver more services as a means to increase Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) payments. Chronic overtreatment, and the resulting overpayment, has led [...]
Hospitalizations for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders: Costs, Length of Stay, Patient Mix, and Payor Mix
New data from AHRQ highlight inpatient hospitalizations for mental health and substance abuse disorders, including costs, length of stay, and payor mix. Overall, the AHRQ statistics show interesting differences between inpatient stays for mental health, substance [...]
Using Health Information Technology for Chronic Disease Management: AHRQ Webinar
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is hosting a free webinar on Using Health Information Technology for Chronic Disease Management. Webinar is set for Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at 11:30 am EST. During the 90-minute conference, participants can watch [...]
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