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The 2023 Medicaid Evidence-based Decisions Project (MED) policy brief, Role of Clinicians Within Medicaid Agencies, uses interviews with clinical staff from 6 state Medicaid agencies and other experts in Medicaid operations to provide insight into how states use their clinical staff. The brief examines different clinical leadership roles and disciplines, the range of responsibilities and […]
Moira Ray, M.D. was recently honored with an OHSU School of Medicine 2024 Alumni Award! Throughout her career, Moira Ray has pursued two passions: direct patient care and public health. “I’ve always liked thinking about the needs of the public versus the needs of the individual,” Ray says. “I’m a physician working in a patient-centered […]
A new report from the Commonwealth Fund, Advancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care: The Commonwealth Fund 2024 State Health Disparities Report, evaluates states on 25 measures of health care access, quality, service use, and health outcomes for Black, white, Hispanic, American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN), and Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) populations. The report is part of the foundation’s ongoing series examining state health system performance, with data collection and analytic support from Center for Evidence-based Policy.
This policy brief explains current federal efforts to expand monitoring of atypical antipsychotics and discusses potential tracking and reporting practices state Medicaid agencies may consider. In 2022, the Federal government announced several reforms aimed at improving the safety and quality of nursing home care. One particular focus has been to ensure appropriate mental health diagnoses […]
On June 22, 2023, Missouri’s Department of Social Services, Department of Health & Senior Services, and Department of Corrections were awarded the Governor’s Award for Quality and Productivity (GAQP) for their Project Hep Cure initiative. The Center’s SMART-D team worked with the Project Hep Cure staff in 2020 and 2021 to support the state’s planning […]
From 2012 through 2021, the Center facilitated and supported the work of the Colorado Multi-Payer Collaborative to advance primary care transformation. The Collaborative brought together health care payers in response to the original federal Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative, and continued its commitment to transformation through its participation in CPC+ and Colorado’s State Innovation Model […]
The Center is pleased to present its Annual Report for 2022. Click here to check it out!
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 […]
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