Medicaid reforms to expand coverage, control costs, and improve care: results from a 50-state Medicaid budget survey for state fiscal years 2015 and 2016
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Author(s):
- Smith, Vernon K., author Gifford, Kathleen, author Ellis, Eileen, author Rudowitz, Robin, author Snyder, Laura, author Hinton, Elizabeth, author
- Contributor(s):
- Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, issuing body. National Association of Medicaid Directors, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Menlo Park, CA : Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, October 2015
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Cost Control -- statistics & numerical data Health Care Reform -- legislation & jurisprudence Medicaid -- organization & administration Quality Improvement United States United States.
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Medicaid plays a significant role in the U.S. health care system, now providing health insurance coverage to more than one in five Americans. The Medicaid program continues to evolve, responding to changes in the economy, the broader health system, state budgets and policy priorities, and in recent years, to requirements and opportunities in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This report provides an in-depth examination of the changes taking place in Medicaid programs across the country. The findings in this report are drawn from the 15th annual budget survey of Medicaid officials in all 50 states and the District of Columbia conducted by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and Health Management Associates (HMA), in collaboration with the National Association of Medicaid Directors. This report highlights policy changes implemented in state Medicaid programs in FY 2015 and those planned for implementation in FY 2016 based on information provided by the nation's state Medicaid directors. Policy changes and initiatives described in this report include those in eligibility and enrollment, managed care, delivery and payment system reforms, provider payment rates, and covered benefits (including prescription drug policies). The report also looks at the key issues and challenges now facing Medicaid programs.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (83 pages, 1 unnumbered page))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101672453 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101672453