Quarterly Topic

State Health Policy

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  • US State Policies, Politics, and Life Expectancy

    Quarterly Article

    US State Policies, Politics, and Life Expectancy

    August 2020 Jennifer Karas Montez Jason Beckfield Julene Kemp Cooney Jacob M. Grumbach Mark D. Hayward Huseyin Zeyd Koytak Steven H. Woolf Anna Zajacova

    Context: Life expectancy in the United States has increased little in previous decades, declined in recent years, and become more unequal across US… More

  • Quarterly Opinion

    States Should Act Now to Maximize Medicaid’s Impact

    June 2020 Heidi L. Allen

    Policymakers should make Medicaid policy a key strategy for addressing the public health and economic crises stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. More

  • Quarterly Opinion

    Six Ideas to Address Problems in the United States Health Care System

    March 2020 Sherry Glied

    The Democratic primary debate around health care has been a tug-of-war between the competing ideas of a Medicare for All plan versus enhancing the… More

  • Quarterly Opinion

    Healthy People 2030 Is On the Right Track—Aligning Measures Around Upstream Health Drivers

    March 2020 Elizabeth Cuervo Tilson Michael Leighs Mandy K. Cohen

    North Carolina is building infrastructure and developing strategies to expand cross-sectoral collaboration across health care, education, employment, law enforcement, housing, environmental quality, and other systems. More

  • Quarterly Article

    Redefining the “Public Option”: Lessons from Washington State and New Mexico

    March 2020 Michael S. Sparer

    The bitter and partisan debate over the future of the US health care system will play an important role in the 2020 presidential campaign, with… More

  • Quarterly Article

    Medicaid Utilization and Spending among Homeless Adults in New Jersey: Implications for Medicaid‐Funded Tenancy Support Services

    January 2020 Joel C. Cantor Sujoy Chakravarty Jose Nova Taiisa Kelly Derek Delia Emmy Tiderington Richard W. Brown

    Rutgers Center for State Health Policy researchers found that homeless adult Medicaid beneficiaries in New Jersey have higher levels of health care needs and are more likely to visit the emergency department or require inpatient admissions. They conclude that offering tenancy support services that help homeless adults achieve stable housing may be a cost-effective strategy for improving the health of this vulnerable population while reducing spending on avoidable health care interventions. More

  • Quarterly Article

    Washington State’s Quasi-Public Option

    December 2019 James C. Capretta

    As with long-term care and other health care issues, Washington State is out in front with its plan to test a public option (of sorts) in the… More

  • Quarterly Article

    First in the Nation: Washington State’s Long-Term Care Trust Act

    December 2019 Laurie Jinkins

    In 2019, Washington became the first state to pass legislation creating a public long-term care insurance program. In doing so, we are leading the way… More

  • The Association of State Opioid Misuse Prevention Policies With Patient- and Provider-Related Outcomes: A Scoping Review

    Quarterly Article

    The Association of State Opioid Misuse Prevention Policies With Patient- and Provider-Related Outcomes: A Scoping Review

    December 2019 Amanda I. Mauri Tarlise N. Townsend Rebecca L. Haffajee

    States have implemented a number of preventive measures to address the health consequences of opioid misuse and addiction. In a new review of evaluations of these policies, the University of Michigan’s Amanda Mauri and colleagues conclude that robust prescription drug monitoring programs reduce opioid prescribing if they include features like requiring practitioners to check an electronic database before prescribing and obtaining prior authorization for high-risk opioids. More

  • Quarterly Article

    Medicaid’s Heavy Lift

    November 2019 Heidi L. Allen

    Medicaid has been under pressure for decades to show that it improves health outcomes, and this scrutiny has only increased with the current Medicaid expansion debate. In an early view opinion, new contributing writer Heidi Allen of Columbia University’s School of Social Work explains that Medicaid also faces problems related to stigma, and the fact it is funded by state tax dollars pits it against other policy sectors like education. More