Care Delivery Innovation

The Push to Bring Medicaid Behind Bars

People leaving jail and prison are at extremely high risk of hospitalization and death, and policymakers from California to West Virginia think bringing Medicaid behind bars could help.

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The Fascinating History of Scheduling Doctor Visits

Ishani Ganguli shares new research that explores the history of scheduling doctors visits.

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How Hospitals Respond to Value-based Payment

Yaa Akosa Antwi shares new research on the impact of a pay-for-performance program on hospital quality.

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Streamlining Access to the Safety Net

Paul Shafer highlights newly federal rule aimed at streamlining application and renewal processes for enrolling in Medicaid and CHIP.

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The Challenge of Improving Birth Outcomes for Low-Income Women

Jose Fernandez shares new research that explores whether longer and more frequent prenatal nurse visits effect adverse birth outcomes.

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‘Pain, Fear and Waste: The Costs of Unnecessary Care’ Digital Story

We explore cascades of care — how a clinician’s desire to be thorough can snowball into a harmful spiral of unnecessary care.

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Why No Difference Can Still Make a Difference

Ishani Ganguli shares new research about a care intervention that didn’t work and why it still matters.

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MRIs, Mammograms and the Risk of Breast Cancer Screening Cascades of Care

Stacie Dusetzina shares new research on how much extra care comes after different kinds of breast cancer screenings.

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3 Studies That Show the Promise of Telemedicine Data

Ateev Mehrotra explains why a trio of studies on overprescribing antiobiotics has him excited about telemedicine data.

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Too Healthy for the Hospital, Too Sick for the Streets

Medical respite — a decades-old way of caring for homeless people — is on the rise.

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