A new report from AARP captures the changes coming for people who depend on Medicaid for services that help them live with chronic illnesses and disabilities. The number of states that actively manage long-term services and supports in Medicaid will nearl

In a big win for consumers that could set another model for the nation, advocates in Massachusetts have convinced state officials to significantly improve a plan that will coordinate care for 100,000 people age 18 to 64 with disabilities who are eligible

The American Hospital Association (AHA) last Thursday released a report stating that non-profit U.S. hospitals provided 11.3 percent of total annual hospital expenses toward community benefit. The AHA contracted with consulting firm Ernst & Young LLP

This blog was originally posted on “Say Ahhh!” the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families blog. HHS’s essential health benefits bulletin is less than two months old—in fact, the comment period just closed this week, click here for our comm

Efforts to improve care for seniors and people with disabilities across the country are speeding forward as states take advantage of funding and flexibility offered by the federal government. These initiatives to serve people eligible for both Medicaid an

The end of 2011 and beginning of 2012 saw significant developments—mostly positive but some negative—in nutrition policy affecting children’s health. From new school meal requirements to food marketing guidelines to evidence supporting the effectiveness o

You are surely familiar with the numbers. The U.S. spends much more per capita on health care than any other industrialized country; recent data indicate that the U.S. spent $7960 per capita annually, about $2500 more than its closest contender, Norway. Y

Paying Pharmacies Honest Prices for Prescription Drugs As policymakers across the country look to balance their budgets, some are turning to Medicaid, recycling the same harmful policies they’ve used year-after-year: eliminating coverage for vulnerable A

While the New England states are leaders in the nation in reducing the number of uninsured children, with coverage rates from 94 to 98 percent across the region, there is one area where New England is falling woefully behind. According to a new report fro