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Improving Health Care Quality

How Congress Can Strengthen Primary Care Through Medicare Payment Reform

blog / Mar 27, 2023

Restructuring primary care in Medicare can address the workforce shortage, improve the health of the population, and create greater equity.

Featured Topic: COVID-19

Achieving Universal Coverage

Medicaid’s Continuous Enrollment Guarantee Is About to End: The Challenge of Navigating the Wind-Down Process

blog / Feb 15, 2023

Lisseth Hernandez holds her twins in the neonatal intensive care unit at Tufts Medical Center in Boston on May 13, 2020. As Medicaid eligibility redeterminations resume after a three-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, continuity of care will be critical for people who are in the midst of treatment, pregnant, or have serious chronic conditions. Photo: Erin Clark/Boston Globe via Getty Images

Achieving Universal Coverage

The State of State Protections: Maintaining Access to Services After Transitioning from Medicaid

blog / Feb 06, 2023

A person receiving their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Los Angeles on April 9, 2021. Findings from a new study highlight the substantial impact of the U.S. vaccination program on reducing infections, hospitalizations, and deaths. Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Improving Health Care Quality

Two Years of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccines Have Prevented Millions of Hospitalizations and Deaths

blog / Dec 13, 2022

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How Congress Can Strengthen Primary Care Through Medicare Payment Reform

Blog / Mar 27, 2023

Side view of state capitol building from under a tree

Achieving Universal Coverage

States Act to Strengthen Surprise Billing Protections Even After Passage of No Surprises Act

Blog / Mar 16, 2023

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Improving Health Care Quality

Overdose Deaths Declined but Remained Near Record Levels During the First Nine Months of 2022 as States Cope with Synthetic Opioids

Blog / Mar 13, 2023

Students enjoy the game room at Benjamin O. Davis Middle School in Compton, Calif., on Feb. 2, 2023. California is investing more than $4 billion to revamp its approach to youth mental health, ensuring that services are community-based, equitable, and inclusive of many different types of providers. Photo: Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images

Improving Health Care Quality

Strengthening Home- and Community-Based Services to Stabilize Young People with Behavioral Health Problems and Keep Them Out of Hospitals

Blog / Mar 08, 2023

Last year, state lawmakers in North Carolina's capital of Raleigh made significant headway toward a deal on Medicaid expansion — which could be even more critical as Medicaid's continuous coverage requirements ends. Photo: John Elk/Image Bank via Getty Images

Achieving Universal Coverage

The End of the Continuous Medicaid Coverage Requirement Will Mean Coverage Losses for People — Especially in Nonexpansion States

Blog / Feb 27, 2023

Achieving Universal Coverage

Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Rates Can Help Beneficiaries Make Informed Decisions

Blog / Feb 22, 2023

Gloria Cote, 92, left, and Sr. Jeanne Fregeau, 93, sit on the porch at St. Chretienne Retirement Residence in Marlborough, Mass., on Aug. 26, 2020. Both recovered from COVID-19 infections earlier in the year. The pandemic has prompted increased investment in home- and community-based services to transform care settings and expand options for long-term care. Photo: Craig F. Walker/Boston Globe via Getty Images

Improving Health Care Quality

Policy Options to Advance Long-Term Care: Resources and Tools for State Policymakers

Blog / Feb 21, 2023

Achieving Universal Coverage

Medicaid’s Continuous Enrollment Guarantee Is About to End: The Challenge of Navigating the Wind-Down Process

Blog / Feb 15, 2023

The wellness center at Benjamin O. Davis Middle School in Compton, Calif., on Feb. 2, 2023. While the number of young people diagnosed with behavioral health problems has increased significantly — creating a greater need for mental health workers who specialize in treating young people — the behavioral health workforce has shrunk. Photo: Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images

Improving Health Care Quality

A Call for a National Strategy to Strengthen the Youth Behavioral Health Workforce

Blog / Feb 08, 2023

Lisseth Hernandez holds her twins in the neonatal intensive care unit at Tufts Medical Center in Boston on May 13, 2020. As Medicaid eligibility redeterminations resume after a three-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, continuity of care will be critical for people who are in the midst of treatment, pregnant, or have serious chronic conditions. Photo: Erin Clark/Boston Globe via Getty Images

Achieving Universal Coverage

The State of State Protections: Maintaining Access to Services After Transitioning from Medicaid

Blog / Feb 06, 2023

Achieving Universal Coverage

The Far-Reaching Implications of the Georgia Medicaid Work Experiment

Blog / Feb 02, 2023

People wait to receive food at La Colaborativa Food Pantry in Chelsea, Mass., on Nov. 23, 2021. To account for social risks, the Massachusetts Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program, launched in 2017, adjusts Medicaid payments based on 27 patient characteristics and the Neighborhood Stress Score, a small-area deprivation index. Photo: Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images

Improving Health Care Quality

Accounting for Social Risks in Medicare and Medicaid Payments

Blog / Feb 01, 2023

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