Closing the Coverage Gap Helps Knock Down Stubborn Health Disparities
The fourth in our National Minority Health Month blog series. For National Minority Health month, we are celebrating the 32 states including the District of Columbia that have chosen to close the coverage gap. Not only have these states extended...
Punishment of Pregnant Women With Substance Use Issues Harms Parents and Children - So Why Do So Many States Allow It?
The third in our National Minority Health Month blog series. In 2014, Tennessee became the first state in the country to pass a law making it a criminal offense to use drugs while pregnant. Now, two years later, the state...
The Takeaway: One More Time with Feeling
One More Time with Feeling It’s pre-rating filing season again. That means it’s time for the annual ritual of insurers trying to soften up the public and regulators for rate increases. This year, HHS is pushing back on the insurers’...
At the Intersection of Income Inequality and Geography: A Case for a Broad Approach to Health
For several decades, data has shown a trend toward the concentration of poverty and increasing income inequality in major cities across America. Take New York City for example, a metropolitan area often cited to demonstrate some of the highest gaps...
Best Practices in Ensuring Health Coverage for All Children
Earlier this month, Florida joined 29 other states that offer Medicaid and CHIP coverage to children and pregnant women who legally reside in this country under five years. We, in Ohio, celebrate this monumental step with our friends in Florida....
Under the MACRA-Scope: Why Should Consumers Care?
In the next few weeks, we expect the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to release a proposed rule detailing their proposal for how physicians will be paid under the Medicare program.
A Treasure Trove of Data: The Starting Point for Addressing Health Disparities
The second in our National Minority Health Month blog series. In late March, the CMS Office of Minority Health released the Mapping Medicare Disparities (MMD) tool, an interactive map that displays differences in chronic disease prevalence and outcomes among Medicare...
The Takeaway: Efforts To Close The Coverage Gap Inch Forward With Brighter Days Likely Coming
Efforts To Close The Coverage Gap Inch Forward With Brighter Days Likely Coming Despite the health, economic and fiscal benefits of closing the coverage gap for people who fall between state Medicaid eligibility levels and eligibility for subsidized Exchange coverage,...
New Tool to Improve Behavioral Health in Medicaid and CHIP
Finally we have the tools we need to ensure Medicaid appropriately serves behavioral health consumers.