News and Reports

As states begin implementing the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), telehealth is emerging as a key strategy for strengthening access to pediatric preventive services in rural communities. Medicaid programs are applying lessons from the Public Health Emergency while balancing access, quality, equity, and accountability.  Hybrid pediatric care models that combine telehealth with in‑person services show promise for addressing workforce shortages, transportation barriers, broadband gaps, rural access […]

A recent article in the Milbank Quarterly, by Falconer, et.al,  proposes a public health framework for addressing the nation’s school attendance concerns. The approach includes recognizing the determinants of school attendance, utilizing chronic absenteeism as a key metric for student and system well-being, and building cross-sector prevention and intervention. The authors call out the Oregon Child Integrated […]

Data is a critical part of making policy decisions based on evidence, but what do you do when the amount of data is overwhelming to sort and understand? The Center for Evidence-based Policy created and supports several publicly available data dashboards that anyone can use to gain insights into the data that is relevant to […]

This Award recognizes a team or state official for using evidence to innovate state-run, publicly-funded efforts that achieve improvement in health outcomes, quality, or cost for their state’s population.

The Center is pleased to present its 2025 Annual Report, entitled “Partnering for Progress: Advancing Medicaid Through Evidence and State Collaboration”. Check it out here!

This brief examines whether care models that blend telehealth and in-person visits can effectively deliver pediatric preventive care without sacrificing quality. It helps state Medicaid agencies navigate which telehealth expansions to keep after the expiration of the COVID-19 public health emergency, which to discard, and whether hybrid care should remain a viable strategy for keeping children current on preventive screenings.

From clinical breakthroughs to viral headlines, GLP-1 receptor agonists have transformed the healthcare landscape. But for Medicaid programs, the rapid growth of these treatments brings complex questions regarding adherence, safety, and sustainable coverage policy.  Join the Center for Evidence-based Policy for a deep dive into real-world Medicaid claims data. We’re moving beyond the headlines to show you exactly how these […]

Three states (Michigan, Missouri, and Washington) won the Center’s 2025 Evidence-based Health Policy Innovation Award this year! These three Medicaid programs and their public health partners built coordinated purchasing and treatment strategies for population-level elimination. Michigan, Missouri, and Washington’s Hepatitis C programs share 3 core features: a preferred Hepatitis C direct-acting anti-viral (DAA) drug selected […]

Medicaid Management Strategies for Practitioner Administered Drugs (PADs) This webinar explores Medicaid strategies for managing practitioner-administered drugs (PADs), with a special focus on oncology treatments. In 2019, almost 1 in 5 newly diagnosed cancer patients aged 18 to 64 were covered by Medicaid. How can states ensure that those patients receive high-quality care, while also […]