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Improving Health Care Quality

Improving Access to School-Based Behavioral Health Services Through Medicaid

blog / Sep 28, 2023

Ensuring there are enough providers to support youth mental health is an important part of a coordinated approach to delivering comprehensive student wellness.

Featured Topic: Medicaid

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Improving Health Care Quality

Improving Access to School-Based Behavioral Health Services Through Medicaid

blog / Sep 28, 2023

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Achieving Universal Coverage

Almost 3.8 Million People Have Lost Their Medicaid Coverage Since the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

blog / Aug 09, 2023

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Improving Health Care Quality

Protecting Kids from Coverage Losses During Medicaid Redeterminations and Beyond: Five Strategies for States

blog / Jul 17, 2023

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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

Boston Medical Center nurses and doctors orchestrate care for patients on April 15, 2020. Officials interviewed in Massachusetts and 10 other states said that hospital spending, particularly in the form of high prices, is a key driver of rising health care costs. Photo: Erin Clark/Boston Globe via Getty Images

Controlling Health Care Costs

States Take on Affordability — Hospital and Pharmaceutical Spending Are Pressing Priorities, but Difficult to Tackle

Blog / Jan 26, 2023

Community health center nurse Karen Lagarda talks with Rosa Romero about her lab results at a Luminis Health program in College Park, Md., on Nov. 29, 2022. In 2021, community health centers served nearly 30.2 million patients. Photo: Michael Robinson Chavez/ Washington Post via Getty Images

Advancing Health Equity

Strengthening Marketplace Network Rules for Essential Community Providers Is a Matter of Health Equity

Blog / Jan 25, 2023

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Achieving Universal Coverage

States Move Forward with Public Option Programs, but Differ in How They Select Insurance Carriers

Blog / Jan 24, 2023

Bottles of prescription drugs move down an automated line at Intermountain Heathcare in Midvale, Utah, on Sept. 10, 2018. For the first time, Medicare will be negotiating with drug manufacturers to set prices for certain high-cost prescription medications — a change that could save as much as $100 billion over 10 years. Photo: George Frey/Getty Images

Controlling Health Care Costs

CMS Announces Public Comment and Engagement Opportunities in Medicare Drug Negotiation Process

Blog / Jan 20, 2023

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