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Delivery System Reform

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  • Medicaid and the Future of Health Care Hot-Spotting

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    Medicaid and the Future of Health Care Hot-Spotting

    April 2020 Joel C. Cantor

    A look at the significance of the Camden Coalition hot-spotting trial results—and a New Jersey Medicaid ACO demonstration that also used a hot-spotting approach—for Medicaid, which covers the nation’s most medically and socially complex patients. More

  • Creating Age-Friendly Health Systems

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    Creating Age-Friendly Health Systems

    March 2020 Terry Fulmer

    In the 1990s, the notion of “elder-friendly” care began emerging, likely in response to the “baby-friendly hospital” initiative.  While it… More

  • A Bad Flu Season for Hospitals?

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    A Bad Flu Season for Hospitals?

    December 2019 Christopher F. Koller

    This fall in Rhode Island, a local hospital set up a series of flu immunization clinics in churches and other hubs in low-income communities. In his latest “The View From Here,” Milbank Memorial Fund President Christopher F. Koller says that, on the one hand, this hospital and others like it are finally understanding the impact of a person’s social characteristics, such as income, education, and housing, on their health. More

  • Harkness Fellow and Australian Policymaker Ann-marie Boxall Examines Intergovernmental Collaboration in the US

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    Harkness Fellow and Australian Policymaker Ann-marie Boxall Examines Intergovernmental Collaboration in the US

    November 2019

    Ann-marie Boxall is no stranger to the push and pull of health care negotiations between national and state governments. As the assistant secretary… More

  • The Path to Multipayer Primary Care Transformation: How Far Have We Come?

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    The Path to Multipayer Primary Care Transformation: How Far Have We Come?

    October 2019 Evan Saulino

    Evan Saulino, MD, has implemented quality improvement efforts on the frontline and contributed to policy development at the state and national level. In a new Milbank blog post, Saulino assesses the progress made over the last 20 years, and some of the communication and other gaps that continue to exist between health care payers and providers. More

  • States Tackling Health Care System Transformation with Federal Support

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    States Tackling Health Care System Transformation with Federal Support

    June 2019 Jennifer T. Lloyd Stephanie M. Kissam Allison Pompey

    Rising health care costs are a pressing concern for governments, payers, employers, and patients. States have a vested interest in improving health… More

  • Telehealth Private Payer Laws: Impact and Issues

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    Telehealth Private Payer Laws: Impact and Issues

    August 2017

    Many state health policy leaders are interested in telehealth as a way of expanding patient access to care, especially in rural areas. This report looks at ways to expand and clarify telehealth reimbursement policies, especially as they relate to private payers. More

  • Hospitals in the Post-ACA Era: Impacts and Responses

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    Hospitals in the Post-ACA Era: Impacts and Responses

    February 2017 Gary Young

    In the last few years, hospitals have had to respond to changes in the health care environment. Some of the challenges they’ve faced involve… More

  • Coordinating Access to Services for Justice-Involved Populations

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    Coordinating Access to Services for Justice-Involved Populations

    August 2016 Christian Heiss Stephen A. Somers Mark Larson

    State policymakers continue to look for ways to improve responses for people with behavioral health and substance abuse conditions. The challenges to… More

  • The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative Releases 5th Annual Evidence Report

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    The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative Releases 5th Annual Evidence Report

    February 2016 Marci Nielson, PhD, MPH Lisabeth Buelt, MPH Kavita Patel Len M. Nichols, PhD, MS, MA

    The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) has released a new evidence report that looks at the effectiveness of the patient-centered… More