2022 Annual Report
The Center is pleased to present its Annual Report for 2022. Click here to check it out!
News and Reports
As the world changes, the Center for Evidence-based Policy is proud to help policymakers address new challenges and realize opportunities to improve health outcomes. Search our database for timely news, research reports, and other resources for the policymaking community.
Medicare Shared Savings Program Policy Brief
Under recently updated Medicare Shared Savings Program rules, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services encourages formation of new accountable care organizations (ACOs), particularly to serve rural and underserved beneficiaries. State Medicaid agencies may wish to align efforts (e.g., related to investments in new ACOs, reducing disparities for underserved populations, ensuring reliable cost savings across […]
Welcome David Radley, PhD, MPH
The Center is pleased to welcome David C. Radley as the Director of Data and Analytics. Dr. Radley has 18 years of experience in health policy evaluation, quality and performance measurement, and in public reporting and visualization of healthcare data. Prior to joining the Center, David served as scientific lead for the Commonwealth Fund’s Health System […]
The Colorado Multi-Payer Collaborative: A Framework for Integration of Whole-Person Care
A new resource “The Colorado Multi-Payer Collaborative: A Framework for Integration of Whole-Person Care” offers a summary of the work of the Colorado Multi-Payer Collaborative (MPC), supported by the Center for Evidence-based Policy, to develop a Framework for Integration of Whole-Person Care (adapted from the work of Thomas Bodenheimer and colleagues). The Framework was designed […]
Care Coordination Policy and Evidence: A Compendium of MED Reports, 2017–2022
The Medicaid Evidence-based Decisions Project (MED) has published a number of reports related to care coordination, including reports focused on care management, comprehensive care, and integrated care. This compendium provides state Medicaid policymakers with a high-level synthesis of these report findings published on the MED Clearinghouse from 2017–2022, with links to the original reports. The […]
Medicaid’s Role in Substance Use Disorder Services
The 2021 Medicaid Evidence-based Decisions Project Substance Use Workgroup Tool, Medicaid’s Role in Substance Use Disorder Services, provides an overview of the many ways state Medicaid programs address the substance use disorder (SUD) crisis in this country. The tool aims to show state leaders ways to leverage funding and improve efforts to address SUD by […]
STEM in the news: New website aims to help doctors talk with patients about cannabis
On January 19, 2021, the lead PI for the STEM project, Dr. Devan Kansagara, joined OPB’s Think Out Loud to discuss the STEM project. You can listen to the session or read the related article on the OPB website.
Telehealth Policy and Evidence: A Compendium of MED Reports From 2019–2021
The Medicaid Evidence-based Decisions Project (MED) has published a number of reports related to telehealth, including several completed prior to the rapid expansion of telehealth use prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Characterization of the Clinical Evidence Supporting Repository Corticotropin Injection for FDA-Approved Indications Scoping Review
A scoping review in JAMA Internal Medicine covers the published evidence of repository corticotropin injection for its FDA-approved indications.
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