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Wednesday, June 21, 2023 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News
From Health Affairs
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ICYMI we launched a new open access journal yesterday, Health Affairs
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Children's Specialty Care
Ju-Chen Hu and coauthors note in their June article that while more than
25 percent of Medicaid-enrolled children had specialty health care needs
as of 2018
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these children still experience gaps in access to specialty services
within Medicaid managed care plans.
Hu and coauthors dive into these plans, and explore the association
between quantitative federally mandated network standards and access to
specialty care among a sample of Medicaid-enrolled children, including
children with special health care needs (CSHCN).
Ultimately, the researchers find "no evidence that adopting any new
quantitative standards was associated with improvements in any use of
specialty care or reducing unmet health care needs."
These results suggest that network adequacy standards may have
inadvertently increased frustration among caregivers while accessing
care for CSHCN.
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Elsewhere at Health Affairs
Today in Health Affairs Forefront, Michael Sobolev and Patrycja Sleboda
discuss behavioral design to prevent diagnostic delays and errors.
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Ann Kempski and Ge Bai examine the impacts of Medicaid expansion in
North Carolina.
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And Allison Rizer and Henry Claypool discuss in the first of a
two-article series how proposed Medicaid Managed Care rules impact dual
eligible individuals.
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Elevating Voices
During June, we're highlighting influential voices and organizations who
have made an impact on LGBTQ+ health equity and policy.
In an October 2022 Forefront article, Carrie Henning-Smith and coauthors
discuss access to care for rural LGBTQ+ populations
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They note that as LGBTQ+ rights and research continue to evolve, the
health and well-being of rural LGBTQ+ individuals must not be left
behind.
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Daily Digest
Behavioral Design To Prevent Diagnostic Delays And Errors
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Michael Sobolev and Patrycja Sleboda
North Carolina Medicaid Expansion Puts Employers And Workers At Risk For
Higher Hospital Prices
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Ann Kempski and Ge Bai
Proposed Medicaid Managed Care Rules: Impact On Dual Eligible
Individuals, Part 1
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Allison Rizer and Henry Claypool
Evaluating Medicaid Managed Care Network Adequacy Standards And
Associations With Specialty Care Access For Children
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Ju-Chen Hu et al.
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