We trace the origins, early results and challenges of California’s ambitious new Medicaid initiative to pay for some non-medical services like connecting people to housing.
Medicaid
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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.
Posted inInsurance
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.
Posted inPublic Health
The Link Between Sick Leave Laws and Emergency Department Visits
Bianca Frogner shares new work that explores the link between state sick leave laws and emergency department visits.
Posted inHealth Equity
Alleviating the Financial Burden of Poverty with Medicaid
Joseph Benitez shares new research that shows Medicaid recipients may benefit beyond increased access to care.
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Do Higher Hospital Prices Reflect Greater Investments in Quality?
Benedic Ippolito shares new research that examines whether hospitals with higher prices also offer higher quality care.
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Hospitals Scooping Up Physician Practices Drives Health Care Prices Up
Aditi Sen shares new research that examines whether hospital consolidation increases health care prices.
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Pain, Fear and Waste: The Costs of Unnecessary Care
We explore cascades of care — how a clinician’s desire to be thorough can snowball into a harmful spiral of unnecessary care.
Posted inInsurance
Can More Time on Medicaid Lower Maternal Deaths?
We explore the country’s high rates of pregnancy-related deaths and the potential impact Biden’s push to expand Medicaid coverage for pregnant people may have.
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When a Medicaid Card Isn’t Enough
Paul Shafer writes about new research on how many doctors listed in Medicaid networks actually treat Medicaid patients.