The COVID-19 pandemic brings financial pressure to state budgets through increasing expenditures and declining revenues. We estimate how much federal relief is possible through different approaches for increasing Medicaid matching rates, showing state-level estimates for each approach.
Losing a job may mean losing both income and private health insurance, but many of the newly unemployed may not realize they and their dependents may be eligible for Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or Marketplace subsidies. Our analysis explores coverage eligibility among workers in industries most vulnerable to pandemic-related job loss.
Brokers report that the health insurance marketplaces have been stabilizing after a tumultuous period of policy change and premium increases, but affordability and the risks of alternative products remain important issues. We explore broker perspectives on new and emerging options in the individual market in seven states.
On average, the number of opioid use disorder prescriptions were similar in states using fee-for-service versus states primarily paying through managed care, but prescriptions varied substantially within these two groups, suggesting enrollees may face other barriers to treatment. This technical appendix provides state-by-state estimates for 2015 through 2018.
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed limitations in our nation’s capacity to share and use health information, such as real-time tracking of the number and results of tests performed. We identified six additional opportunities to improve the nation’s health IT infrastructure and address this public health crisis.
The development of the new Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting Program is being informed by a robust stakeholder engagement process that includes public forums, listening sessions, and discussions with experts and key stakeholders. This report summarizes stakeholder input on the EHR Reporting Program between February and October 2019.
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansions are associated with increased Medicaid coverage and reduced uninsurance among new mothers living in poverty. Important opportunities remain for expansion and nonexpansion states to increase insurance coverage for these new mothers.
